Chapter 60: Heir

"Wait, they became farmers," Aurora laughed, flipping the page.

She gasped, reading the next line.

"Empress Aurora got pregnant?"

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It was night and it was full moon. In the little cottage they shared with Julian and Livia, they could hear the faraway howls of wolves.

"Perhaps there are still more werewolves out there," Aurora said to her husband as they stepped out.

"I think so too," he smiled down at her.

It was over a year since the moon goddess stripped them of their powers. It was a blessing, mostly, because the peace and tranquility they enjoyed at the moment, they knew they would never have had it possessing powers.

She still feared the unknown finding them. Not just because they were powerless and would not be able to stop her but because of the little human growing in her belly.

"Bastian," she called when they got to the stream. The waters glimmered in the moon light and the chirping of the night birds added a mystical feel to the night.

"You sound worried," he turned to her