Chapter 321 - The Child Who Must Never Be Born (1/2)
SOLEIL couldn't help but laugh softly at Kalel's stupefied state.
It had already been a good ten minutes since the doctor who checked on her left. But her husband was still frozen while sitting beside her. Kalel's hand was also placed gently over her tummy. But he was as stiff and as cold as ice.
Ah, yes. We decided to call a doctor to check whether I was pregnant or not.
After all, Kalel thought it wasn't normal for her to be craving for his ice. Although her husband always makes sure that his ice cubes were edible and safe for her to eat, he was still worried. Thus, he called a doctor.
That was how they found out that she was already more than two months pregnant.
”Are you okay, Lord Kalel?” Soleil asked worriedly, then she put a hand on her husband's hand on her stomach. ”Are you still in disbelief after we find out that I'm pregnant?”
Kalel slowly nodded. ”It's such an overwhelming feeling to know that we've created a life together, Soleil.”
She smiled warmly at her husband. After all, she knew exactly what he was feeling right now. ”I understand how you feel, Lord Kalel. We created another life, and I'm sure that our child would be a wonderful person.”
She was fully aware that the child in her w.o.m.b was the Moon Serpent– a ”weapon” that they must use to kill Auro Moonchester.
But now that the baby was finally in her w.o.m.b, she could no longer see the child as the Moon Serpent. She wouldn't allow anyone to treat her child as a weapon. After all, it was the life that she created with her beloved Kalel.
”I'm just a little worried, Lord Kalel,” she said when she remembered what the doctor said a while ago. ”The doctor said that our baby's heartbeat is faint. She said that I'm already more than two months pregnant. The baby's heartbeat should be clearly detected by now.”
”We should return to the Royal Capital,” her husband said. ”The best doctors are in the Royal Capital after all.”
To be honest, she knew that it was the right thing to do.
Yet, she couldn't help but hesitate. Now that she was pregnant, she needed to stay away from Auro Moonchester. And she didn't want the greedy king to know that she was already pregnant.
”Lord Kalel, may I ask for a favor?”
”Anything, Soleil.”
”Can we keep my pregnancy a secret from everyone first?”
He looked surprised by her request. ”May I know why?”
”The women in our clan used to say that the first months of pregnancy is quite dangerous,” she said. Although what she was saying was true, it wasn't the real reason why she wanted to keep her pregnancy a secret. She felt bad for lying to Kalel, but she had to. ”I don't want them to make a fuss over my pregnancy until it's almost time for me to give birth to our baby.” She squeezed his hand and gave her husband a pleading look. ”Can you keep this a secret from King Auro as well?”
”If you don't plan to tell your clan about the good news yet, then I won't tell my brother yet,” he promised her. ”I will trust your judgment.”
”Thank you, Lord Kalel.”
He just nodded and squeezed her hand. ”Should I secretly return to the Royal Capital and find you a doctor?”
”Regarding that matter, can I contact Solenn?” she asked. ”Right now, she's the only person I'm comfortable to share my pregnancy news to. We can trust her about keeping it a secret. And moreover, she can send a doctor from our clan to check on me.”
Since Luna wasn't here, she could only depend on Solenn.
To be honest, they warned her not to get pregnant right away. She even talked to Kalel about it. Thus, they used birth control medicine.
But she remembered that there was a time that they did it without protection.
It was only once and here she was, now pregnant.
”What are you thinking, Soleil?”
”I told you that I didn't want to get pregnant right away but here we are now,” she said with a smile. ”It seems like I'm meant to be a mother as early as now.”
He suddenly looked worried. ”Do you regret it?”
She shook her head. To be honest, she thought she'd get scared for ruining their plan. After all, she was advised by the Moon and the Sun Priestess not to get pregnant yet. But after receiving the good news, she only felt happiness in her heart.
But there was fear as well.
Don't worry, baby. I will protect you. Your father and I won't let anything bad happen to you, our little angel.
”I don't regret it, too,” her husband said gently. ”Even though we didn't plan for you to get pregnant right away, I'm still glad that our child is in your w.o.m.b now.”
”Lord Kalel, you have to protect our child at all cost,” Soleil said, then she hugged her husband and buried her face against his neck. After all, she didn't want him to see her sad and worried expression at the moment. ”Please don't let any harm befall on our baby.”
”Of course, I won't,” Kalel promised her, then he hugged her tight. ”I will always protect you and our child, Soleil.”
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”THE MOON Serpent has descended back to earth.”
To say that Auro was shocked to hear the news from Kyro, the Moon God himself, would be an understatement. ”Soleil Rosenberg is already pregnant?”
Right now, he was in the tea room with his esteemed guest.