Alaric stood up instantly. His eyes revealed his shock as he turned to Mariah and grabbed her hand. “Mariah,” he called, his voice shaky, “is it true? Do you carry an egg?”
“Huh?” Mariah and Asher asked at the same time.
“What do you mean, egg?” Asher asked.
“We dragons lay eggs,” Helios answered.
“Huh?” Asher and Mariah asked again, sharing a look with each other and turning to the people with them.
“Tell me, Mariah,” Alaric asked.
“I do-I don’t know,” she answered. “I am surprised at what I am hearing.”
Athena frowned, “What is going on? Why does the king ask the demon princess such a question?”
“Um, Elder Athena, there is something you do not know. When I told you the king has taken a demon princess as a lover, I lied. She is not just his lover, she is his mate,” Vasilios explai
