Adrineh’s jaw went slack. Her hands, which had been resting on his wrists, slowly drifted down to cover her own flat stomach. Her eyes were huge, searching his for any hint of a jest. Finding none, a tremor ran through her.
“A baby?” she breathed, the word barely audible.
Solarys nodded. "Our child. Growing within you.”
The color drained from Adrineh’s face, then flooded back in a brilliant crimson wave. She swayed on her feet. Solarys’s arms immediately encircled her, holding her steady against his chest.
“But… but I…” she stammered, her usual eloquence completely deserting her. “I didn’t… I don’t feel any different.”
“You will,” Solarys promised, a tear finally tracing a path down his cheek. He laughed, the sound pure and unburdened. “Our baby is still small, but once it grows, you
