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I only nod.
She laughs. “Iris Anne Gardener! You little whore!”
“You can’t tell a soul, do you hear me? Not a whisper.” I grab the hem of my dress and slide it up my thighs, just enough for her to see the two bite marks there, one on either side.
She leaps to her feet, and now, her eyes go wide but with worry. “Are…Are those…”
“Yes.”
“Oh shoot, Iris!”
I shush her, and she lowers her voice again. “This is serious. What if Heath finds out.”
“I’m hoping he never does.”
“He will eventually. Everyone will. They’re yourmates.Both of them. How is that even possible? The Monarch?—”
“I’m trying to change things, Mari. I have plans to talk to her about it at the ball,” I say.
Mari may be the bright and sunny one, but now she’s looking a little green. “And what if you’re pregnant? That’s the entire reason for heats. If they knotted in you, you could be…”
My heart drops. I hadn’t thought about that. At all.
Oh fuck. Thisisbad. Bad, bad.
But I can’t have Mari worrying about it. This is my issue to sort out.
“I’m not. Don’t worry.”
“Are you sure?” she asks.
“Totally.” Inside, I’m freaking the hell out, but I keep that off my face. “But I don’t want you stressing over this. I’ll figure it out. As I said, I have a plan.”
She hugs herself. “Okay… If you say so.” She starts to walk to the door, but pauses and glances over her shoulder. “You coming?”
My head is spinning. I’m not sure I’d be able to peel myself off this chair even if I wanted to. “I’ll be up soon.”
The door closes.
My nerve endings jump and skitter with panic. I hadn’t considered getting pregnant. But Mari’s right. That is what heats are for, and I not only had one Alpha knot inside me multiple times, I had two.
My hand drifts down to my stomach.
How could I be so fucking stupid? I never wanted kids. Hell, I never wanted a mate at all. And a pregnancy will be much harder to hide than the marks.
I have to tell Violet. She’ll know what to do.
When I hit the button on the side of my phone, lighting it up, I find about text from Killian.
Killian
Was he bigger than me?
Despite everything, that makes me snort a laugh.
Would it be so bad to have a kid with him and Xavier? I’ve seen how they are with Emmie. They’re amazing as dads.
But is it whatIwant?
