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“Seriously,” Tor replied then sucked back another large s

“Tor, I don’t –”

His eyes sliced to mine and the look in them mademy child”

My body went statue-still except nancy test How could I forget so like that?

“I –” I started, that one syllable treht for six weeks and I’ve been in you every night for six weeks and we’ve been together day in, day out for even longer You have not once had your cycle”

Oh God

“Tor –”

“Youryour sister who did die”

My stolared at me “My mother almost died, I mean”

“Indeed,” he clipped and threw back reatly, I felt the need to stay focused on whatever was bothering Tor

“Tor, I don’t –”

He gave ain snappedchildbirth It happens so often, the dom, and ht and the decision, save mother or child, is e this tiive thoughtful advice or this advice could be selfish orof thehing of the reed that the midwife should always save the mother So this was made law”

My heart clutched and I knehy he was broody and struggling with hisso romantic and wonderful and protective and… and… all of it

Because he thought I was pregnant with his heir and he was trying to win me and take me back to his world not for me but to keep me sweet so he could have what he wantedthat if I were to carry that heir and ere transported to his world, he himself had created a law that, should I have difficulties, they would have to save ers curled around the doorfra for hope with this guy and always getting kicked in the stomach

“I just don’t believe you,” I whispered,now for a different reason

His brows drew together “Pardon?”

I glared at him

Then I shouted, “I don’t believe you! You’re not a jerk or a dick or an assle You’re a pig!”

Then I turned on my foot and stomped to my bedroom I was halfway to the bathroom when I was halted with an arm aroundthat!” I yelled “If I want to go soo!”