Helanie:
"Whose child is it?" Azura suddenly asked while we were celebrating, and everyone turned to look at her. Lord McQuoid looked at me, slightly confused. Since he knew I was mated to all of them, I guess he was starting to realize I might have been with each of them.
"You can’t stay quiet, can you?" Emmet said.
Azura shrugged. "What? I want to know. Why? Is it too shameful for her to admit it’s not her husband’s baby?" she said loudly.
I grabbed the glass of juice in front of me and walked over to her. She clearly didn’t expect that. I took a sip, then splashed the rest on her face. She gasped and started to stand, but I placed my hand on her shoulder and pushed her back down.
"You will not disrespect me again. And no, I’m not ashamed to say that I’ve slept with all my mates, every one of my marked mates. Do you hear me?" I said, one hand on the table, the other still on her shoulder, asserting myself.
She looked deeply offended, staring back at me. The others stayed silent. Charlotte and Jessica looked surprised, but Kesha calmly picked up her glass and took a sip. Her body language was always confident, and now I understood why.
"And yes, you were right to ask," I added. "Because the baby isn’t only my husband’s. I’m pregnant with all four of their babies."
Her eyes widened in disbelief. I understood. It was shocking. Even Charlotte gasped.
"Wait, what do you mean?" Charlotte asked.
"We suspect she’s pregnant with all four of our babies," Norman explained. "It could be four babies, or one baby carrying all of our DNA."
I noticed Lord McQuoid’s face light up, his cheeks turning red. "Oh my God, I can’t believe this," he said, raising his arms to offer another hug. I was just glad he was happy. I didn’t care about anyone else.
I had a feeling all these women were going to throw a tantrum, but none of them would admit it. I still wasn’t sure what kind of person Jessica was. She seemed different from the rest. I mean, she had killed her brother for me, so I couldn’t really feel the same way about her as I did about the others.
Lord McQuoid was extremely happy. He called the maid and asked her to prepare all kinds of amazing food for the night, then informed the council members. I was actually getting some nice responses, which meant a lot to me. But what I had discovered early that morning was still on my mind.
"Are you sure you’ll be fine alone at home?" Norman asked as he got ready for the academy. I could tell the brothers weren’t so sure, especially since their mother and the other woman were staying home with me.
"I’ll be fine. Don’t worry. It’s not like I can’t take care of myself." I tried to make him understand that even if they tried something, I’d still be okay.
"No, it’s just that they can be very messy, Helanie, and I don’t want to take a risk. I did see all their faces this morning," he said, reminding me of something I had noticed too.
"It doesn’t matter. I’ll be fine. I’ll make sure I prepare my own food," I said.
That’s when Emmet knocked on the door and came in.
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