I was so stiff... Every muscle in my body was tense and aching, as I slowly regained consciousness.
I stretched and looked over to see Derick sitting in a chair watching me, and I smiled.
"Morning."
"Good morning, honey, how are you feeling?"
"Normal, the heat's completely gone," I yawned and sat up to see fading bruises and bit marks over my skin, but then I froze and touched my stomach, "We need to go home and check if I'm..."
"You're not pregnant," Derick cut me off, and I looked up at him. His face was emotionless, but his eyes showed pain. "Your scent would have changed. I'm sorry... I failed you. Perhaps if I hadn't been asleep for the first few hours of the heat, I could have impregnated you before the infertility spell wore off."
I quickly left the bed and climbed onto his la
