Her eyes widened and flashed with diffidence. “What do you mean by that? Do you know something?”
It was such a subtle probe, yet she rattled and had never been able to keep her cool.
After the brief panic, she soon calmed down and settled her hands on her belly with a snort. “I don’t care what you know. As long as I give birth to an Aetherborn, Kael will take his rightful place as the chieftain.”
Just after she spoke, a sharp grunt escaped her lips, and her brows knitted together.
The healers rushed in to check her and, finding the time had come, immediately cleared the room of visitors.
Outside the birthing chamber, Kael stood at the center of a crowd and was showered in praise. Everyone was eager to curry favor with him, which they believed would be the next chieftain.
“The lion clan is finally back on top. How many years has it been since we saw a rare bloodline?”
“Exactly! The lion clan will lead us to a golden age!”
Kael was glowing with pride. When he spotted me and Draken standing to the side, he made a point to walk over.
“Apologies, Lord Vorgath, but it looks like we’ll be welcoming an heir before you get your turn.”
His words sounded apologetic, but his eyes brimmed with smugness.
It was the first time the lions could hold their head high in front of the dragons.
“We might not be as wealthy as the dragons, but when it comes to choosing a wife, I clearly have better taste. You can’t buy rare bloodlines with gold.”
Others joined in and eagerly piped up.
“Too true! Lord Hawthorne clearly has the better eye! They’re sisters but worlds apart; one’s already giving birth, while the other’s belly stays flat. Clearly, they’re not from the same mother because some certain one is just useless.”
I’d been pregnant for half a year, but Draken had kept it a secret, for fear I might be harmed. So, there had been no announcement of my pregnancy to outsiders.
Right then, cheers erupted from the birthing chamber.
“She’s delivered! It’s born!”
Everyone surged toward the doors, eager to catch the first glimpse of the Aetherborn. But seconds later, a stunned silence fell over the room.
“Wait… How did the wife of lion clan’s head give birth to a cub with a fox tail?”
