GERALD "But...I'm not mad, because you didn't waste your time together. You are keeping to your side of the deal, which is why, in your absence, I tried to hold the forte and also..." She released my leg abruptly, and it slipped down with a thud. She dusted her hands irritably. "I have instructed Coben, the carpenter, to start prepping the room in the left wing where your bastard will be bred upon birth." "You what?" I stood up. She shrugged flimsily and sat sideways, her eyes slanting up to me deviously. "You can't go inserting your c**k in places without expecting consequences, husband." "Wait a minute, Jocelyn," I jabbed my palm toward her face to stop her, then, releasing a frustrated sigh, raked my fingers through my hair. "You can't make such ridiculous decisions. You s

