The Pregnancy

Sophia's POV

One month after Leonidas died, the pregnancy was no longer private.

It had never been truly private — Elara knew, Maren knew, Kael knew because Kael knew everything relevant to the castle's functioning within approximately forty-eight hours of it becoming relevant — but it had been officially unannounced, which is a different thing in a court where official announcements carry different weight from known facts. The official announcement changes the political ...