Chapter 70 FRACTURED HEART

FEDORA'S POV

I stood frozen outside Lorcan's office, the weight of his words settling like a heavy storm within me. The conversation that I overheard was a jarring revelation, one that threatened to shatter the fragile balance I had been trying to maintain. It was clear that they were discussing me, my role, my future, and it was a conversation that I probably shouldn't have heard. But the implications were too significant to ignore, and a sense of urgency propelled me to listen.

"Whether Fedora is ready for this responsibility or not, she'll have to give me a child. That's her duty," Lorcan's voice echoed in my ears, each word a painful reminder of the expectations that weighed upon me.

His child? My heart skipped a beat, a whirlwind of emotions coursing through me. I had been prepared for the possibility of becoming a mother, but the lack of consent in his words struck me like a cold gust of wind. We had discussed respecting each other's boundaries, and now it seemed that a line had