Aria froze.

For a long, drawn-out moment, her brain refused to register what she had just heard. Lucien’s words hung in the air around her.

“You are pregnant,”

Her lips parted, but no sound left her lips. She blinked once, twice, completely shocked by what she had just heard. And as realization hit her, she covered her mouth with both of her hands.

“Wait,” she stammered, “I’m what?”

Lucien’s smile deepened, his warm eyes never leaving her as he replied again, “Pregnant.” he repeated softly,

Aria’s heart softened, her breath came in short bursts as the world itself seemed to tilt around her. She tried to speak but all that...