Chapter 159

• Ian’s POV
• For months, we had managed to keep Sophia away from the vampire realm, a feat that required a delicate balance of planning and luck. It wasn’t easy to keep a secret like hers, especially when the council had eyes and ears everywhere. But somehow, we did it. And as the days stretched into weeks, and the weeks into months, her belly began to swell with the undeniable proof of our secret.
• It was surreal, watching the changes in her. Every time I looked at her, my heart clenched with a mix of awe and fear. Her skin seemed to glow, a warmth radiating from her that I hadn’t noticed before. And her belly—her growing belly—was a constant reminder of what we were trying so hard to protect.