(Carissa) I couldn't believe what Duncan said. Why was it coming so fast? We had only met each other as mates two days ago. I hadn't experienced heat this quickly with Ethan. Was it faster because Duncan was the Lycan king? Damn it. I was mourning my husband's death. I couldn't sleep with Duncan. Besides, I wasn't ready to have children. That man was so confident he could get me pregnant. I had to be careful. 'Did you forget? We're going to kill Duncan. To survive as queen, we have to give birth or conceive a future king,' Quinn reminded me. 'This is too soon,' I argued. 'The sooner, the better. We can get our revenge and not have to serve the king any longer,' my wolf stated. Quinn was correct. The circumstances were an advantage, but I wasn't ready to have children. Besides, Ethan

