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Over the next few days, Leo began teaching me the intricacies of managing pack attars-the politics, the responsibilities, the delicate balance of

power,

I absorbed the information quickly, eager to prove that I was more than capable of handling things in his absence.

Leo was impressed, but every time he urged me to rest, I waved him off.

There was no time for rest.

Then, one morning, I awoke to find him gone.

There had been no warning, no goodbye, Just a soft kiss on my forehead and the sound of him leaving with the warriors, heading to the northern front.

As the days passed, I threw myself into my new duties, overseeing everything in Silvermoon

True to form, Derek and Cecily made several attempts to interfere, but each time, I shut them down, refusing to let them worm their way into any position of influence. Andrew, busy with the war effort, had no time to back them up, leaving me with one less concern

But then, one day, while I was working on a stack of paperwork, I felt a wave of dizziness wash over me.

My stomach churned, and I stood up, gripping the edge of the desk for support.

A strange sensation settled in my gut, and a possibility flashed through my mind.

I hurried to the bathroom, my heart racing

With trembling hands, I took out a pregnancy test and dipped the strip, waiting anxiously as the seconds ticked by.

Two faint red lines appeared on the test.

I was pregnant.

I stared at the pregnancy test, my mind racing as the two faint red lines seemed to mock me.

For a long moment, I couldn't move.

My legs felt heavy, and I stood there, frozen.

I slowly made my way back to my office and sank into the chair, my body sinking into the cushions as if weighed down by the sudden realization.

I couldn't accept it-not right away.

But deep down, I knew the truth.

I was pregnant with Leo's child.

I gently opened the drawer that held my important papers.

With Orlando's help, I had applied for permanent residency in K

I get my passport, I'll settle in K and won't return to

child disrupted my

Should I tell Leo?

had the right to know about it, but I wouldn't stay in Silvermoon for the sake of the child, instead

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of work. After a long time, Lee will naturally be lonely and will hang around

just end this

about this is not as easy as

we had been able to talk occasionally, though each call was

now our conversations were reduced to bagnered words and regred sentences before

on me.

up my phone, my fingers besitating before fually dating

anything personal lately-or commersations had been

called first, checking

dialing several times, there

setting the phone down, ready to accept that I might

to drift off, the

quickly picked it up, and Leo's deep, commanding voice came through, muffed by the

greeted, his tone serious. "What's

shouting, the clang of metal, and the faint

as I hesitated, wondering if I should burden

coming back?" I asked, my voice softer than I intended. I have something

replied, a hint of impatience creeping into his voice. Is it something about the

teetering on

voice cut in from his side,

It's not good, we're under attack! They're

at the phone screen, the empty

a long time, I simply sat there,

this. A child.

myself to drop such news on him in

wasn't the right time-not

days passed without any further

distract my mind from the

heart kept circling back to the reality that Leodidn't

a new passport, the edges crisp and the

wondering what

returned, or would I take the baby and start fresh in another city?

head, not ready to face that

for my phone again, my fingers trembling slightly as I noticed several missed

beat when I saw

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thinking, I

rang three times before someone picked up, but instead

The voice was light, familiar, and

clenched. "Aria?" I asked, barely believing what

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