Page 146 of Twilight Sins

Mariya opens her mouth to say something, but I don’t stay to hear it. I spin for her bathroom and barely make it to the toilet before I’m heaving. Nothing comes up, but my body tries again and again.

When I finally rock back on my heels, Mariya is standing in the doorway. “Whoa.”

“It’s just the stress,” I tell her. “I’ve been nauseous.”

“For how long?”

“Last night,” I answer quickly. “All of yesterday, actually… Some of the day before, too. It’s been a while, I guess.”

It’s no wonder. My life has been upside down for a while now. My body is finally processing it all.

I rinse my mouth in the sink and Mariya turns away and goes into her room. I hear her rummaging through a few drawers while I wipe my face. When I’m done, Mariya is standing in the doorway again, a small box in her hand. “Take this.”

“Is it medicine or something?” I ask, reaching for it.

She winces. “Not quite. Opposite, actually. If you take that, shit could get a lot more complicated around here.”

I look down… at the pregnancy test in my hands.

58

LUNA

“Luna?” Mariya gives my shoulders a shake. “Are you still with us?”

I blink and look up at her. “What?”

“You’ve been staring at that box for a while. I was getting a little worried your brain melted.”

“No. No melted brain here. I’m fine. Totally fine.”

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

“So you aren’t freaking out?” she asks.

“About what? This?” I hold up the box and force out a laugh. It comes out high and squeaky. “No. Definitely not.”

I can’t remember when my last period was. Before I met Yakov, for sure. I haven’t had one since being here. I should probably be on my period now, actually.

Shit, shit, shit.

“Before you ask why I have that pregnancy test—” Mariya starts.

I whirl on her, finger already pointed. “Why in the hell do you have pregnancy tests? Holy shit, Mariya! Are you?—”

“No!” She waves her arms like she’s trying to ward off a demon. “No. Hard no. Don’t even speak those words.”

I sigh. Thank God for that. “Okay, so what’s with the test?”

“Given everything that happened last night, the plan is officially off, but I may have planned to plant those somewhere and freak my brothers out. Just for fun.”

I gape at her. “Mariya! That would have been the world’s worst prank. So not funny.”

“It wasn’t supposed to be funny. I wanted to freak them out. But I think last night freaked everyone out more than enough. Like I said, the plan is canceled.”

“Keep it that way,” I snap.

Then I look down at the box in my hand again.

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