Chapter 0561

"Sure," I answered, managing a polite smile.

She sat down beside me, her shoulder brushing mine. "You don't look so good," she said. Everything okay?"

I sighed, rubbing a gloved hand over my face. "I'm fine."

"Are you lying?" she prodded gently, her eyes searching mine.

Realizing that there was no backing out of this, I finally shrugged. "Alright, you got me. Nina and I had a... disagreement last night. Over something you said at dinner, actually."

"Oh." Her face flushed slightly. "What did I say?"

*Nothing, really," I said, trying to keep my tone neutral. "It's just.. When you asked how we met, she seemed so hesitant. And it's made me realize.. Maybe there are things that I didn't realize about our relationship."

Mila cocked her head so that her hair fell into her eye. "What do you mean?"

we met," I said. "And I can't help but wonder if she's a

was something else behind her eyes, something I couldn't quite read. "Why would she be?

shook my head. "It's not that simple, Mila. We're newlyweds, expecting our first child. It's a

have you two

little

And you're married? With a baby

to be taken

her words. "Don't you think it's a bit...

keep my voice steady. I couldn't exactly tell her about being fated

knowing doesn't mean jumping into things." Her eyes narrowed as she looked at me, a mixture of concern and something else in her gaze. "You didn't get to live your lives as a couple first, to really explore each other without the responsibilities. Isn't that

before. She wasn't right... was she? "But we love each other," I said, maybe a little more softly than I intended." "Love is

slightly. The concept of marrying your fated mate this early on wasn't unheard of in my world, but... Maybe it was a little too fast for

finding my arm. "But maybe you should take some time, just the two of you, before this new chapter in

my thoughts swirling in

we rushed into things? Nina and I hadn't dated like 'normal' couples. We hadn't gone through all of the ups and downs of a

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