The Kings Sibyl

Chapter Thirty

With child.
My hand rested on my stomach for what felt like the millionth time. Despite how often my stomach contents had been making an appearance and I felt miserable, I still couldn't wipe the smile off my face. Elric and I decided not to tell anyone just yet, wanting to make the announcement when it felt right. Not even Regan knew, although I know he suspected something was up. As the days passed, I noticed Allison growing larger as well and decided to confide in her. At my confession she burst into tears and admitted she'd been wanting to tell me but Edit wanted it to be kept a secret, until he could tell his mother himself. I felt slightly hurt at first, but knew she had the best intentions.
It wasn't until a month and a new wardrobe later that Regan finally stopped me in the hall with a glare.
"I want you to know, Regan is a very strong name for my nephew." He had said. I smiled at him, and proceeded to spill my guts all over his shoes.
"It seems your niece doesn't like that name."
"Nephew. I want a boy I can teach to shoot a bow and arrow and skin a prize panther."
"You can teach a girl all those things!"
"It's not the same!"
We continued bickering back and forth until Elric came and dragged me away. His hands were always solidly placed on my stomach now, guarding his young. I'm sure almost everyone knew that we were expecting, especially since my bulge was very large, and very prominent. I could barely see my toes, and Eliza had taken to pressing her ear against my belly and telling stories. She always claimed she could hear them talking back to her, even though I was very adamant that I was only having one child.
Elric found me in his room of books, reading an old folktale of a dragon slaying sheep as payment for protecting a village.
"Mouse, the council is meeting today. Afterwards, I must go for a while."
I felt my heart skip a beat before it began racing.
"Where?"
"I have succeeded in overtaking all but one land, three weeks' ride from here. I will conquer them, and come back to claim you as my queen."
I felt my stomach drop.
"What time should I be ready to greet the council?"
"Go get dressed now."
Elric's large hands moved toward my growing ass and squeezed eliciting a very loud moan.
"Watching you swell every day with my child is a wonderful sight, mouse."
Another moan escaped as one of his hands moved to palm my swelling, tender breasts.
"I'm going to make love to you, on my desk, on the map I've used to take over the country. And you're going to love it, won't you mouse?"
He gripped me hard and lifted, placing me on the very edge of his desk and spreading my legs while pulling up the dress.
"This pussy, its mine." Elric growled as he thrust forward.