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Three years after the meeting, Maria discovered she was pregnant.
At first she was shocked, the realization hitting after days of strange nausea. Yet she had already prepared herself for this moment, she had long since stopped preventing conception.
It happened quickly after that decision. One wild, passionate night with Lucifer and Jonathan was all it took to conceive twins, one child for each father. She had promised them she would bear their children, and both men were overjoyed when it finally came true.
Nyx and the other children, now noticeably grown in these three years, were thrilled. The family gathered for a warm, intimate evening of celebration, laughter filling the air.
Having a large pregnant belly was an entirely new and profound experience. It left Maria feeling strangely relaxed yet constantly tired.
