Mia’s Pov

My breath hitched, horror flooding every part of me. My hands instinctively went to my stomach as I recoiled in disbelief. Pregnant. The world spun around me, and a thousand emotions crashed into me all at once. Fear. Rage. Desperation.

“No…” I breathed, shaking my head. “You wouldn’t… You couldn’t…” I couldn't form proper words. “I'm not pregnant!”

“Oh, I could,” Kalazar’s voice was cruel, triumphant. “And yes you are. There is very much a new life within you. Which has kept you alive and strong even after the drugs we were inducing into your body. Because of that, we had to change our strategy and stop the...