Seraphine knew she should explain the situation involving the wolfsbane, yet with Leon standing right there beside them she could not risk exposing something that might create even bigger complications, so she forced a small smile onto her face even though the pain twisting through her abdomen made that expression feel almost impossible.
"Leon, I'll be fine," she insisted, her voice strained as another sharp wave of pain rolled through her body.
At that exact moment she felt a sudden dampness inside her underwear, and the sensation made her heart jump because a troubling possibility flashed through her mind.
Could it really be what she thought it was?
Leon still looked deeply concerned, and leaving her in this condition went against every instinct he had as a doctor.
