Remi Pov Continued
"What?" Zaya's eyes went huge.
"No I mean. Not. Not actually. I don't think." I felt my face heat. "But. What if I was. Would that change anything? Heir laws. Succession. If I'm already carrying Nero's child the whole bride situation becomes complicated for Anatoria."
"Are you?" Jade leaned forward.
"I don't know. Maybe. Probably not. I've been careful."
"Your hips ARE bigger," Zaya said.
"That's just palace food—"
"And your chest—"
"We are not talking about my chest right now."
"But if you WERE pregnant," Jade said. Thinking. "That would complicate everything. They couldn't replace you if you're carrying the heir. Pack law. Succession law. Everything."
"I don't know if I am."
"But you could be."
"I. Maybe. I don't—"
YOU HAVEN'T BLED, Parrot said quietly.
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