𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆

EMPRESS-IN-WAITING ~20

{𝙵𝙰𝚂𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝚄𝙿𝙳𝙰𝚃𝙴𝚂 𝙰𝚅𝙰𝙸𝙻𝙰𝙱𝙻𝙴 𝙾𝙽 𝙼𝚈 𝙶𝙾𝙾𝙳 𝙽𝙾𝚅𝙴𝙻,
𝚃𝙸𝚃𝙻𝙴: 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙰𝙻𝙿𝙷𝙰 𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝙵𝙰𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝚀𝚄𝙴𝙴𝙽}

"Audrey, dear?" Darius called out, walking into their chambers in search of Audrey.

The talk with Ryker had gone on longer than expected and he began to feel bad and miss his little bride. As he walks in, the bed is messy, the black comforters wrinkled from their past activities. The pale skin that was meant to inhabit the sheets nowhere to be seen.

Puzzled he walked back out, asking the guards where his bride had wandered off to.

"The princess went to your study, my Lord. I believe she went there in search of you"

One of the guards stationed at their quarters door informed Darius. Confused as to why Audrey would go to his study, knowing full well she heard the guard inform them that he and Ryker's meeting was happening in the garden. Wordlessly he walked over to his study, perplexed but majorly already missing his little mate. Who knew what his little kitten had gotten herself into?

He walks in, immediately spotting her little form, cuddled up in a white loose dress that did absolutely nothing to deter his desires for her. She reached over on her tip toes, trying to read the names of the books that sat at his shelf. They must be enjoying the attention his little one was giving them. Such lucky books.

Slowly he realised she was yet to notice his presence. Smirking to himself, he strolls in quietly, sneaking up behind her. He stands there, inches away from her, watching her struggle in front of him. He smiled down at her, knowing she had taken note of him the moment she stumbled back, her perky ass brushing up against him. His hands landed on her hips, steadying her. He peaks over at her, grinning wolfishly.

"What are you looking for little one?" He asks, tilting his head to the side and observing her, trying to study her reaction. She looked like she had been caught doing something she shouldn't.

"Um.." she gnawed at her bottom lip nervously.

Her brain was running a mile a minute, trying to formulate something to say, anything. Any lie to justify why she had been caught searching his study. She had to find that book that Alastair had taken from her and given to Darius, it was important for Nostradamus's studies. She swallows, thinking

What if I told him? Would he even believe me? There was no excuse that came to her mind so she decided, what better to tell than the truth? It was about time anyway. She couldn't imagine keeping this big thing away from him any longer. They would be wed soon, she couldn't keep it in.

She inhaled, walking out of his proximity "Okay" she let out a sigh, pacing around.

Darius frowned, noticing her uneasiness. Was she indeed hiding something from me? Did something happen to her?

"I have to tell you something really important. It's been going on for a while now and I don't know if you're going to believe me or not. This had been weighing heavy on me and I can't keep it from you any longer" she whirls around, just in time to watch Darius march up to her in hasty strides. He comes into her face, holding onto her, worry clear as day on his features.

Panicked, he asks "What happened love? Are you okay?" He begins to look over her, checking for signs of any injury but finds none. He stops, staring blankly at her "Are you pregnant!?" He almost yells, a smile breaking out on his lips.