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

this sudden child disrupted

Should I tell Leo?

of the child, instead I planned to bring the child along with me to K Country. I know Leo won't let go

the

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a long time, Lee will naturally be lonely

end this

is not as easy as I

first, we had been able to talk occasionally, though each call was brief and filled with

intensified, the signal worsened, and now our conversations were reduced to bagnered words and regred sentences before the line cut

news of my pregnancy weighed heavily on me. I

I picked up my phone, my fingers besitating

anything personal lately-or

was always Leowho called first, checking on me when he had the

several times, there

ready to accept that I might not reach him

just as I was about to drift off, the

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

greeted, his tone serious.

men shouting, the clang of metal,

hesitated, wondering if I should burden him with this news now, in the muddle of a

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

a hint of impatience creeping into his voice.

teetering on the edge

cut in from his side, panir lazing

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

phone screen, the empty silence

time, I simply sat there, holding

hadn't expected this. A child.

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

wasn't the

next few days passed without any

duties, trying to distract my mind from the

back to

the desk before me lay a new passport, the edges crisp and the

at it, wondering what the

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

ready to

fingers trembling slightly

a beat when I saw the name:

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I

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

voice was

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

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