Kai had convinced me that he would be blamed if Beta Leo found out that I was pregnant, but he hadn't been punished for hiding the truth and he hadn't even been questioned about it; Beta Leo was acting as if Kai hadn't noticed that I was pregnant, even though Kai hadn't been shocked when he was told.
Their dynamic was unsettling, and I couldn't stand it. I didn't know what to think, but I was concerned and I wanted to know who Beta Leo had asked, because Kai didn't seem to know that, either.
"You can't keep me in here forever," I tried to sound like I was less worried than I felt. "If this baby is an asset to you, you can't lock me away and risk something happening to it."
It seemed to catch him off guard; he hadn't had time to think about what to do with me, and I don't think he had c
