Faery Kissed
“she asked.
“Look at your skin.”
She glanced down at her hands. “Oh.” Her gaze flickered back to me and a smile slid across her face. “We did it,” she whispered breathlessly. “I’m with child, and so quickly too.”
She ran her hands across her abdomen, and I couldn’t help but struggle with my warring emotions. I closed my eyes and turned away from the sight of her touching herself in such joy.
“Bran?” The word coursed through me in waves, making me long for her.
“I know this is probably a happy ti...me for you, and under normal circumstances I would be thrilled to find out my wife was carrying my child. However, I’m in mourning for the child—my child—who will never know me and will be raised with the knowledge that I’m evil and he, or she, should kill me.” I clenched my hands at the pain in my chest, turning to face her again. “Do you have any idea what that feels like? My child will never call me father. Who will raise him? Another man? Another lover you’ve seduced?”MoreLess
“Look at your skin.”
She glanced down at her hands. “Oh.” Her gaze flickered back to me and a smile slid across her face. “We did it,” she whispered breathlessly. “I’m with child, and so quickly too.”
She ran her hands across her abdomen, and I couldn’t help but struggle with my warring emotions. I closed my eyes and turned away from the sight of her touching herself in such joy.
“Bran?” The word coursed through me in waves, making me long for her.
“I know this is probably a happy ti...me for you, and under normal circumstances I would be thrilled to find out my wife was carrying my child. However, I’m in mourning for the child—my child—who will never know me and will be raised with the knowledge that I’m evil and he, or she, should kill me.” I clenched my hands at the pain in my chest, turning to face her again. “Do you have any idea what that feels like? My child will never call me father. Who will raise him? Another man? Another lover you’ve seduced?”MoreLess
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