Viya's POV
The moment that question left Lucius's lips, his gaze locked onto my face with an intensity that made me want to squirm.
I took an instinctive half-step back, trying to create distance.
Then I forced myself to school my features into something resembling calm. "No... I'm not."
"Viya."
But he'd already seen through the lie. His eyes dropped to my still-flat stomach, and I watched his fingers curl into his palms.
When he spoke again, his voice was tight. "Don't be afraid. I'll—I'll go with you to the hospital."
"Go to the hospital for what?"
I gave up on denying it entirely. There didn't seem to be much point. My tone stayed even, matter-of-fact. "I'm a doctor myself. I don't need to go to the hospital right now."
I planned to wait until it was time to
