27 - Sin

"You should know better. Do you think Matthias will like the news that you're pregnant with his child? He loves only me, don’t you get it? And by you giving him the baby and pretending you're not pregnant, you're saving your skin here," she explained. Her words sounded so manipulative that she seemed desperate to brainwash me with her plans.

"Do you want to know what happens if the princes find out you're pregnant?" she asked in a challenging tone. "Firstly, they will be angry. Because Matthias is no longer part of the contract mate. If they find out you're pregnant, all the princes will be furious because they know you've broken the agreement."

My jaw seemed to freeze with all the things she said. My eyes rolled languidly downwards, avoiding the onslaught of her piercing gaze. It was true what she said, I had broken the agreement.

And if my pregnancy was discovered, then it wasn't just me who would be punished. But my orphanage, Gabriel, and even Anastasia would also be at risk.

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