The King stared into my eyes with so many expressions written on his face that I couldn’t point out. I was scared and, at the same time, enthusiastic to know his final decision.
“We are keeping the child,” he finally said as all the Queens gasped in surprise while Prince Ray beamed happily.
I wondered why Prince Ray wanted the baby and why he was supporting my interest so openly.
“No, my King, you can’t accept the baby! She and her baby will be a distraction to your territory,” Zinnia yelled.
I could see the jealousy in her eyes and the anger in her voice. None of them had given the King a child, and here I was, barely settling in, yet already pregnant. I understood her fear. I was sure she was scared of losing the King’s attention.
The King glared at her with his flaming hazel eyes,
