Selene's POV
The door behind me suddenly opened, but I didn't turn around, l didn't take my eyes off Victor's face.
"Lady Selene," Abel's voice was quiet. "We need to talk."
“Not now.”
"Yes, now," he insisted. "Please."
Something in his tone made me look at him. His face was grim and his jaw tight.
"What is it?" I asked.
He looked at Victor, then back at me. "You need to announce your pregnancy now. Today."
I stared at him. "What? Why?"
"Because if Victor doesn't wake up," Abel muttered, choosing his words carefully, "Dimitri will try to seize control. And the only thing that can stop him is a legitimate heir."
“Enough! Victor is going to wake up.”
"But if he doesn't," Abel pressed. "If the worst happens, you need to have already established that you are carrying his child. Tha
