When I woke, I was locked in a cage.
My abdominal wound had been bandaged, leaving only dried bloodstains.
Seeing me conscious, Zephyr rose from where he’d been lying with Lilith.
“Isadora, yesterday you lost control Consider this your punishment.”
He crouched before my cage, unlocking it with casual authority.
Fresh bite marks decorated his throat.
But Lilith blocked his path, pouting prettily.
“Zephyr! You promised I could keep her in the cage for three days as an apology for what her beast did to me!”
“Since you’re breaking your word, I’ll invoke my mate claim. Make your wife be my pet for a whole week!”
Zephyr’s eyes flashed dangerously, but after a moment’s hesitation, he stepped back.
“Hang in there, Isadora.”
Seeing his rare show of guilt, I laughed bitterly.
Zephyr tensed, displeasure flickering across his features.
“Isadora, I told you—I’ll give you other children. Must you hold a grudge over one beast?”
My voice came out as a broken whisper.
“Not one child. Eight children.”
Zephyr’s chest rose and fell sharply.
His eyes flashed red with anger, but then Lilith’s water broke.
“Stay here and think about what you’ve done. I’ll deal with you after the baby comes!”
With that, he shouted for medics and swept Lilith away to the birthing suite.
Watching him disappear, I smiled grimly.
He’d never get the chance.
In a week, he’d never find me again.
For seven days, the usually blood–averse Zephyr stayed by Lilith’s side through her labor, tending their child.
Looking down at the wrinkled infant, his hard features actually softened into something like a smile.
Absently, he found himself thinking that his child with me would never be so ugly.
Then suddenly he realized–a week had passed.
Whatever anger or resentment I harbored should have faded by now.
Setting down the baby, Zephyr strode quickly toward the bedroom to retrieve me.
“Isadora!”
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Chapter 4
He opened the door.
But the scene inside turned his face white with shock.
