Evelyn’s POV
What did Kane just say?
My entire body had gone so stiff, I wasn’t even certain I was blinking.
Was he being serious? Or was this just some plot to get the king off of his back?
I had no idea, but that singular statement caused my mind to slip into a haze. Even more shocking, it caused my body to hum with want.
The only time the topic of having children came up, it had been under harsher circumstances. First it had been when the two of us signed the marriage contract, and then the second time was when he’d discovered my mother’s hidden will.
Both moments were shrouded in anger and misunderstanding. But now...What did it mean now?
The three of us got up from the table. The king graciously cuffed Kane’s upper arm.
“That’s exactly what everyone’s looking to hear,” h
