Chapter 191

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'll settle in K and

child disrupted my

Should I tell Leo?

the sake of the child, instead I planned to bring the

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first leave because of work. After a long time, Lee will naturally be lonely and will hang

can just end this

is not as easy as I thought it would

each call was brief and filled

now our conversations were reduced to bagnered words and

the news of my pregnancy weighed heavily on me. I tossed and turned, matle to

a long while, I picked up my phone, my fingers besitating before fually dating Les's

personal lately-or commersations had been strictly

called first, checking on me when

time, after dialing several times, there was no

down, ready to accept that

drift off, the phone rang in my

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

tone

the clang

I should burden him with this news now, in the muddle

I asked, my voice softer than I intended. I have something important

creeping into his voice. Is it something

opened my mouth to speak, the words teetering on the edge of my tongue.

cut in from his side, panir lazing the

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

staring at the phone screen,

a long time, I simply sat there, holding

hadn't expected this.

tell Leo, but I couldn't bring myself to drop such news on him in the middle of a

the right time-not

days passed without

to distract

heart kept circling back to

before me lay a new

stared at it, wondering what

I still be here when he returned, or would I take the baby

shook my head, not ready

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

skipped a beat when I saw

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I

someone picked up, but instead of Leo's voice,

looking for?" The voice was

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

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