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they’d managed to make their own matings work, in spite of what the world had decreed. If Isaac had his way, he would do the same and claim Chantay like his wolf and his soul demanded.
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The next day
“Would you look at that? My nephew is at it again.”
Chantay followed King Sterling’s gaze and looked toward Prince Winter. Indeed, Winter seemed in a particularly bad mood today. His mate hovered around him, looking concerned, apparently trying to coax him to calm down. It partially worked, and even from the distance, Chantay could sense Winter’s erratic emotions.
“I think it’s time to tell them,” the king said. “I thought Winter might figure it out on his own, but he must not realize a pregnancy is still possible for male Sidhe.”
“I agree, Majesty,” Chantay replied. “There is no point in worrying them. They must think that Prince Winter’s condition could be caused by something more sinister.”
“You have a point.” King Sterling nodded. “Come. Follow me.
We’ll talk to them now.”
They made their way through the crowd, nodding at various people as they passed. Chantay felt astonished that no one seemed to realize how much he’d changed since the day before. After his coupling with Isaac, Chantay had expected everyone to give him knowing looks and change their behavior toward him. While he’d caught some ugly gazes from the werewolf elder, the rest of the guests at the meeting were acting exactly the same.
In a way, Chantay supposed he’d been arrogant in assuming that everyone would notice it. What had been a life-altering event for him meant nothing to all the important people who’d come to discuss the The Half-Breed Who Found His Other Half
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fate of the world as they knew it. With the assassination plot looming over them and now Winter’s pregnancy, it was a wonder that even the werewolf elder had paid any attention to it at all.
But in the end, it didn’t really matter, did it? Isaac was right. Their bond was their business, and while Chantay hadn’t figured out exactly how he felt about Isaac, he would focus on that, not on what other people thought.
They reached Prince Winter and his mate just as Winter got up and swooned. Thankfully, Corbin caught the prince before Winter could hurt himself. The concern irradiating from Corbin nearly choked Chantay. They were right to have approached the couple with the news. Clearly, a pregnancy hadn’t occurred to them, and given Winter’s previous brush with death, this worry was completely justified.
“Well, then, I guess congratulations are in order,” Sterling said without preamble.
“What?” Corbin’s voice was full of disbelief and a good dose of fear. “He’s sick. The spell must be making a comeback or something.”
Sterling chuckled, and it might have been inappropriate except for the way the king introduced his knowledge of the issue. “No. Nothing like that,” the fae leader said. “Come now, Winter. Surely you must suspect what’s going on.”
It didn’t seem like Winter realized anything, and Corbin looked even more concerned than ever. “Don’t look so put out, Your Highness,” Chantay piped up in an attempt to calm them down. “This is a moment of joy.”
Slowly, he and the king revealed the situation to his nephew. Once Winter’s pregnancy was confirmed, the happiness that came from the two made Chantay yearn for something similar for himself.
“A baby, Corbin,” Winter was saying. “Our baby.”
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Corbin didn’t seem to be able to get enough out of touching Winter and caressing his still-flat stomach. “Thank you, sweetheart.
Thank you.”
It was time to leave the happy couple alone. The king nodded at him and started to walk away. While they were still away from the crowd, the king turned toward Chantay. “Keep this to yourself, all right, Chantay?” he requested. “We don’t want the news of the incoming Sidhe heir to
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The next day
“Would you look at that? My nephew is at it again.”
Chantay followed King Sterling’s gaze and looked toward Prince Winter. Indeed, Winter seemed in a particularly bad mood today. His mate hovered around him, looking concerned, apparently trying to coax him to calm down. It partially worked, and even from the distance, Chantay could sense Winter’s erratic emotions.
“I think it’s time to tell them,” the king said. “I thought Winter might figure it out on his own, but he must not realize a pregnancy is still possible for male Sidhe.”
“I agree, Majesty,” Chantay replied. “There is no point in worrying them. They must think that Prince Winter’s condition could be caused by something more sinister.”
“You have a point.” King Sterling nodded. “Come. Follow me.
We’ll talk to them now.”
They made their way through the crowd, nodding at various people as they passed. Chantay felt astonished that no one seemed to realize how much he’d changed since the day before. After his coupling with Isaac, Chantay had expected everyone to give him knowing looks and change their behavior toward him. While he’d caught some ugly gazes from the werewolf elder, the rest of the guests at the meeting were acting exactly the same.
In a way, Chantay supposed he’d been arrogant in assuming that everyone would notice it. What had been a life-altering event for him meant nothing to all the important people who’d come to discuss the The Half-Breed Who Found His Other Half
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fate of the world as they knew it. With the assassination plot looming over them and now Winter’s pregnancy, it was a wonder that even the werewolf elder had paid any attention to it at all.
But in the end, it didn’t really matter, did it? Isaac was right. Their bond was their business, and while Chantay hadn’t figured out exactly how he felt about Isaac, he would focus on that, not on what other people thought.
They reached Prince Winter and his mate just as Winter got up and swooned. Thankfully, Corbin caught the prince before Winter could hurt himself. The concern irradiating from Corbin nearly choked Chantay. They were right to have approached the couple with the news. Clearly, a pregnancy hadn’t occurred to them, and given Winter’s previous brush with death, this worry was completely justified.
“Well, then, I guess congratulations are in order,” Sterling said without preamble.
“What?” Corbin’s voice was full of disbelief and a good dose of fear. “He’s sick. The spell must be making a comeback or something.”
Sterling chuckled, and it might have been inappropriate except for the way the king introduced his knowledge of the issue. “No. Nothing like that,” the fae leader said. “Come now, Winter. Surely you must suspect what’s going on.”
It didn’t seem like Winter realized anything, and Corbin looked even more concerned than ever. “Don’t look so put out, Your Highness,” Chantay piped up in an attempt to calm them down. “This is a moment of joy.”
Slowly, he and the king revealed the situation to his nephew. Once Winter’s pregnancy was confirmed, the happiness that came from the two made Chantay yearn for something similar for himself.
“A baby, Corbin,” Winter was saying. “Our baby.”
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Corbin didn’t seem to be able to get enough out of touching Winter and caressing his still-flat stomach. “Thank you, sweetheart.
Thank you.”
It was time to leave the happy couple alone. The king nodded at him and started to walk away. While they were still away from the crowd, the king turned toward Chantay. “Keep this to yourself, all right, Chantay?” he requested. “We don’t want the news of the incoming Sidhe heir to
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