Adrianna hugged her daughter tightly. Tears of joy were threatening to roll out of her eyes. Back at the dining table, with so many council members already sitting with them, she didn't want to reveal it.
In the morning just after Iona and Rolfe had come out of their room, Adrianna had sniffed the air around them and she knew that Iona was pregnant. Her smell was mingled with another smell. Dmitri, who was standing right next to her, had placed his hand on her back and they had communicated mentally about her situation. She recalled how it all went.
'She is pregnant,' said Adrianna, as she started walking towards her daughter.
But Dmitri immediately placed his hand on her back and stopped her. 'Don't even think of revealing it now,' he warned. 'Rolfe's mother is still out there, her magic still feeling all over the place.'
Adrianna had stopped herself using every ounce of willpower she could summon. 'I think— I think she is unaware of it.'
