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Pressing my lips together, I shook my head. What I was thinking… “What if I am?” My voice cracked as those knots in my stomach doubled in size. “We have many fights ahead—”
“Let’s cross that bridge when we get to it,” she cut in.
“We’re crossing that bridge right now,” I countered. “Everything will change.”
“It could.” Her steady gaze held mine. “But it doesn’t have to.”
Air wheezed from my lungs. I knew what she meant.
“We just need to get to that point first,” she continued, her voice gentle. “Okay?”
Unable to speak, I nodded.
“It will only take a few seconds.” Her gaze lowered slightly.
The touch of her hand was surprisingly cool, and I jerked a little. She murmured an apology, her hand flattening just below my navel. I held my breath, counting as the glow of eather pulsed behind her pupils. Thin streaks radiated out, crisscrossing her irises. Her expression didn’t change. There wasn’t even a flicker of a muscle when she withdrew her hand.
The aura faded from behind her pupils, and she lifted her gaze to mine. What felt like a small eternity passed, but in reality, it could have only been a heartbeat or two.
She took a breath, and I could no longer breathe. “You’re with child. Two of them.”