Natalia
My heart sank as I processed what Lilith had just shown me. Her hand on her belly, that smug smile. She was pregnant, wasn’t she?
Of course she is.
All those stupid fantasies I’d been having lately about maybe working things out with Andrei, about the twins having their real father, about us being a real family… All of them suddenly crumbled to dust.
Andrei was going to have a baby with Lilith. He had chosen her, just like he always had.
Despite everything, it sent an unexpected pang through my chest. My wolf whined softly, feeling the distress—or perhaps causing it. Yes, that was what it was; the mate bond. Nothing more. Nothing less.
I forced myself to smile. “I assume a congratulation is in order.”
“I believe so. Thank you.” Lilith’s eyes glimmered, although whether with
