Page 179 of The King's Man
I shook his head. “When it comes to you, not in the slightest. My loyalties have not changed.”
“Then explain.”
“She’s mine. And these fuckers might not take her for a babe, but they’ll take her just to take her from me. She remains at my side. I won’t let one of them injure her and hurt m-my son.”
God, I almost stumbled on it.
It couldn’t be. It couldn’t possibly be!
Lucifer glanced at Diadre to my left, then back to me, before turning on his heel and striding away. “Come. But make sure your bitch keeps her mouth shut. I’ll tear your bastard out of her belly myself if she betrays us.”
61.Falling Down
~ DIADRE ~
“And you’ve already impregnated her, well done!”
Those words, spoken so casually tore the earth out from under my feet.
I grabbed for Jann’s hand and found his jacket instead, which was probably for the best since Lucifer didn’t need to know we actuallycaredfor each other.
But I was reeling. And as I spun, the rest of the world stopped.
A wave of emotion crashed through Jann, boiling and churning, his heart leaping with thrill in the same moment terror ripped through his chest.
I was already floundering—Lucifer greeted Jann as an ally, an assumed servant. And Jann showed no hesitation.
He’d assured me he could handle this… but he’d never saidI already work with Lucifer.
Was this why his eyes had stayed yellow?
Was I a fool, had I—?
Then the clunk of Jann’s heart, his fearfor meripped through the bond. I marveled that his expression could remain so calm, his gestures so casual, offering no hint of the turmoil slicing through him.
One, tiny stammer, a hitch in his words was the only clue and even Lucifer didn’t catch it.
He was terrified.
And ecstatic.
And ready to pull me out of that place and flee with me without another thought.
I couldn’t let him do it. It couldn’t be true. I’d been taking the herbs for years with no problems.
But if I was really pregnant, could I risk walking among these monsters?
If I was really going to bear a child, could I affordnotto?
Jann was speechless in the bond, but he reached for me. I felt him grasping like a drowning man, yanking me closer—the leap in his heart when he heard those words, or thought them, immediately followed by tidal waves of fear.
Pregnant?
The cold chill of terror when he considered what they meant.
I tried not to tremble. It had to be a lie. Something Lucifer planned to use to keep Jann in his place. It had to be. I’d never faltered in taking my herbs…
Except… these are the Nephilim. Bigger, stronger, more powerful,half-supernatural.Had I been a fool assuming the herbs would work?
