“Could kill me” I whisper looking down.
“That’s why I took you to that doctor.” He looked at me. “He said your lucking to be this far along, usually when a changeling becomes pregnant with a purebloods baby they only live about a month after the baby begins to develop.”
“Why” I ask
“Because the baby sucks the life force from you. Draining your powers and in taking your blood so much that the thing kills you from the inside out.” He said “I am very surprised that you have lasted this long with it inside you without you literally braking down or fainting.”
“I’m a very strong willed person.”
“I noticed.” He pulled me into a hug. “Going to the Chicago safe house with Dr. Welder and Matthew would ease my mind about you wanting to keep it. I know you have lost your husband and you lost your son to Vladimir but I don’t want you to lose this one. Do you understand where I am coming from?”
“Yes I understand.” I clutched his shirt in my fist.
“You know Matthew said the same thing about me not wanting this to be a scandal.” He laughed.
“Great minds thing alike.” I smiled up at him.
“So are you going to go?” He asked “I am your King now.”
I laughed “I guess I will. Is the Chicago house as beautiful as this?”
“A lot more. It’s like a home away from home.” He released me. “I have had people there getting it ready for your arrival. But there is one thing you must do before you leave.”
“What” I ask
“Abigale will be asking questions if you just up and disappear.” He waited till the other two vampires when inside before speaking. “You have to tell Abigale you are pregnant.”
Our conversation kept repeating it’s self in my head over and over and over again. His words were echoing in my head. ‘You have to tell Abigale you are pregnant’ I have been brave in these two hundred years but facing Abigale was like walking to my own death. I nodded to the maid that was posted at her door to open it. She looked up as I entered the room with a smile on her face to see me. Her hug was tight till she placed the crown on my head.
“Do you feel how heavy that thing is?” She asked, “Melena has given me more than just that one though. She said there should be one to match almost all my out fits and if I need more just to tell Addison and he will have more made.” She took the crown back as I handed it to her.
“Abigale there is something we must talk about.” I said taking a step towards her taking her hands in mine. “But I need you to forgive me first.”
“Anne you know I will always forgive you, no matter what you have done.” She kissed my forehead.
“Before you and Addison were married I tried with all my might to save you from the marriage because I knew that you didn’t want it. I even tried to convince Addison as well with everything I had not to marry you. I even did a very unspeakable act.”
“You slept with Addison, did you?” She asked pulling me into a tighter hug than before. Any tighter and she would snap my neck. I didn’t have the courage to tell her yes through my voice so I just nodded my head and hoped that she understood me. “Anne is alright.”
“No you don’t understand.” I yelled “I’m expecting you to hit me, call me whore, and sentence me to my death or anything else that is cruel.”
“I’m not my brother, Anne.” She said looking away from me to the door. “Nor will I ever be. I’m not going to punish you for something that you did to try to save someone else. You know what I mean.”
