Page 143 of Master of My Life

Sabrina felt a presence beside her and saw Anna holding out a tissue. “Are you okay?”

She shrugged and look back out the window.

“Let me guess. You’ve been told you can’t have children?”

Sabrina’s tears stopped instantly, shocked at the other woman’s astute observation. “H-how did

you know?”

“Because that’s what I was told, too. And you look as I felt when I realized that I’d never give

Alex children. It’s a horrible feeling, isn’t it?”

She frowned. “But you have a child.”

Anna nodded. “I do. Five actually.” She smiled softly. “But I was told that I’d never have them. I

believed the men who told me, because . . . Well, there was no proof otherwise.” Anna took her hand.

“But they are wrong, Sabrina.”

Her green eyes were dark with anger and Sabrina stepped back.

She gave an apologetic smile. “I’m sorry. I get angry when the men who are supposed to protect

us lie and hurt us.”

“What do you know about me?”

“I know you’re part Immortal, like me. I know Chase loves you more than anything in the world. I

know you’ve been hurt like I was hurt, and I’d like to help if I can.” Anna sighed and looked out the

window. “It’s hard being different. I had no idea there were other women out there like me . . . like

us. There aren’t many to begin with, and when I met them . . . Oh, they intimidated me. Most weren’t

kind. They didn’t understand me. I was different. They were cool. Aloof.” She shook her head. “I

wasn’t. I’ve always been emotional, and I saw it as a weakness. But it’s actually a strength. The other

Mistresses . . . They’ll never know what it means to be loved by a man so thoroughly that your heart

shatters at the thought of losing him. Having emotions is a gift. As painful as it is sometimes, I’d never

want to be any different.”

“I feel ashamed,” Sabrina said without thinking.

“Of what?”

“Of what I’ve done.”

“Does Chase know?”

“He knows everything. Well, except not being able to have kids.”

“We half-Immortals can have children. It just takes a bit of know-how.”

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