"Dahlia?"
I looked up at Kael, feeling a lump form in my throat. "I don't know," I said, my voice barely above a whisper. "I'm just... scared, I guess. I'm scared of what might happen to me, to us, if we can't have a baby."
"Dahlia, that's not my question," Kael said. "Are you afraid of me?"
As I nodded in response to Kael's question, I felt a lump form in my throat. I didn't want to tell him why I was afraid of him. How could I possibly explain that it was because of my own selfish fears and insecurities?
Kael's eyes widened in surprise at my admission, and he demanded to know the specific reasons for my fear. I hesitated, not wanting to reveal the irrational thoughts that had been plaguing me.
In truth, I couldn't help but think about the life growing inside of me. It was already pa
