Chapter 34

AYRA

“Interesting cart you’ve got there.”

I swiveled around to find Dalia standing a few feet away from me with a smile on her face.

“Long time. Should you be here? Nathaniel doesn’t like you very much,” I said, checking out a pink onesie on the rack.

“That’s his cup of tea. I’m here to check on you. So, you’re pregnant.”

“Why would you think that?”

“The cart is a dead giveaway.”

“Oh, these aren’t mine. Reese is pregnant. I’m doing the shopping for her because she’s not comfortable being seen in public.”

She frowned at me, her eyes fixated on my stomach like she could see directly into it. “So, the rumors were wrong?”

“What rumors? You’re acting weird right now. Side note, you can’t see a baby growing inside my stomach just because you’re staring hard.”

She shook her head, looking up at me once again. “Sorry. I just thought the rumors were right, since you had the fertility ceremony a while ago.”

“We didn’t. They said something about it being pushed later down the year because of some