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He knew. She swallowed hard and forced herself to stay calm. “I was going to tell you. This week.”

“This week?” Nikandros yelled the words, his iron control snapping. “Do you have any idea what this means?”

Her insides flip-flopped. “Of course I do. Which is why I haven’t said anything yet. Because I knew you would appear just like you have now and start making decisions. And I need to understand how I feel about this first. What I want to do.”

His gaze narrowed on her. “What you want to do?”

Heat rushed to her cheeks. “I didn’t mean that. Of course I’m having this baby. It’s the logistics I’m not sure of.”

“Logistics we should have discussed days ago.”

She stared at Nikandros. Did he think this was any more convenient for her, with her lifestyle? Any less than a disaster for her than it was for him?

Her chin dipped. “We can talk about this over the phone.”

He caught her jaw in his fingers, the rage burning in his eyes making her heart pound.

“We aren’t talking about it on the phone. Akathinian law says this child we have conceived will succeed me to the throne. It’s a huge problem, Sofía. One we will solve now.”