**Rosalie’s POV

Soren’s eyes seemed a bit haunted as he looked at me, and I knew I probably asked the question too bluntly.

However, I considered Soren a friend, and I thought it would be best if I was honest with him and clarified my doubt directly.

“You know my half-brother,” he didn’t answer my question, instead, he commented, “it appears, quite well.”

His eyes went to my protruding baby bump, and I felt a bit uneasy, but I nodded.

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