Cecilia“This ends today,” Victoria says.She crosses the room and sits on the sofa, much closer to me than I’m comfortable with, and reaches out to grab hold of my hand.I pull away from her cold, unwelcome touch immediately. “What do you want, Victoria? I’m waiting for Emeric—”“He’s not coming,” she interrupts. “Cecilia, he’s not happy about this…” She bites her lip and glances around the room. “It’s better I speak to you myself about all this.”“All what?”“The pregnancy, Cecilia. We’re going to take care of it. Today.”“We?” My head’s spinning.“Listen, I know you don’t want to hear this, but Emeric and I are getting married soon. We’ll be mated for life. He and I must start making decisions together from now on. There are no secrets between us.”I scoff, jumping up from the sofa. I feel like I’m in a dream—and it’s my actual worst nightmare.“Your little tryst with Emeric is over,” Victoria continues, shaking her head. “Our families are already planning our wedding. It will be
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