He met her gaze with a lifeless stare. "You are well aware that I desire you to bear my child as soon as possible."
The Empress sought to conceive an invincible heir, for her daughters with the human Emperor were feeble and displeasing. And despite her numerous encounters with Healers, she had never conceived their offspring.
"Indeed, you would want me to bear your child... Our blood shall mix before the curse is lifted from your mate... I can only imagine the envy it stirs in my sister..." She grinned wickedly. "The thought of you bedding her nieces if you fail to impregnate me... Or even their daughters and beyond!"
His eyes traced her body, a ritual he performed whenever their conversations grew lengthy. If it weren't for the pulsing of her heart and the coursing of blood within her veins, he would have doubted she was human, for her malevolence surpassed that of demons dwelling in hell.
