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Josie

"You sure you’re going to be okay?" I stood in the doorway of the rooiven the last time ere here, dazed by what felt like an out-of-body experience I foundat Alex’s question

We’d walked back to the dorm in silence At least, I think we did If Alex had spoken, I hadn’t heard her My nant Pregnant

The nurse had taken my blood to just confirnancy auess the halfs since the Breed Order had been abolished, was like a iveI was, but I knew I couldn’t be more than three weeks unless one of the condouessed

But the proble to the nurse, it wasn’t common to have noticeable syain, I wasn’t nancy for a de entirely different

There definitely weren’t any "Expecting Deod Mothers" pamphlets in the room

The blood results would be back tomorrow, but I already knew deep dohat they’d confirnant

A look of doubt had crept into Alex’s expression "Do you want ets back?"

"Thank you, but no I need" I trailed off as my stomach took a dive to the floor What did I not need at this point? I was pregnant I was actually inated by Seth There was a fetus inside od, or could be an actual god

Hell, the baby could be a s, but only one thing at the moment "I just need to be alone for a little while I need to process this"

"I understand" Alex popped forward and gave"It’ll be okay Especially once you talk to Seth" She stepped back, but stopped Her gaze ratulations"

I sucked in a soft breath A knot plugged my throat as a flutter took root in nant popped into ratulations, I hadn’t thought of being pregnant as a good thing Mainly because I couldn’t even let myself truly think about it

"Thank you," I whispered, and I avethe door, I turned and walked past the sitting area, shuffling into the bedroom The bed had been made and the room was neat and orderly Thankfully there were no creepy portraits of nant

"Oh gods," I whispered

Stopping at the foot of the bed, I tugged up my shirt and exposed my belly It wasn’t flat, but it had never been flat in my entire life My stomach looked the same as it did before

But there was a baby in there

Dropping my shirt, I started to press my hand to my stomach but stopped I turned and plopped down on the bed Running my hands over my face, I shookto work?

I had no idea what this od--none whatsoever Like, would I carry this baby for nine months? Would it come out like Seth, with a baby six-pack and the ability to control things with itsfor me My heart turned over heavily as I lowered nant? God, he would

I couldn’t even let myself think about what he would do--what the other Titans would do

None of us were safe, and bringing a baby into this was crazy

Because once I got these bands off ht the Titans Seth wanted to kill them all, but that could have horrific consequences We needed to entoside the other denant?

How could I not fight?

But even if I was just adown, I was nowhere near mentally or emotionally ready to pop out a child I was so not mother material

I was only twenty

Seth was only twenty-two

We loved each other, but we hadn’t been together long and there was soto work out I didn’t even know if he wanted kids