Loriel kissed Elise passionately. He just couldn't resist her charm. Why was she so alluring and charming? Even when she was crying.
When he tasted her tears on her lips, Loriel was reminded that she was crying because of what Zaff told them about their baby and he immediately pulled back. The man had to exert all his sanity not to kiss her again.
It all started with a kiss, he remembered. After drinking wine and kissing, he and she finally consummated their marriage, and now she was pregnant as the result. Elise was not made to be pregnant. She was too weak and Zaff had confirmed it.
Yet, she insisted that she wanted to keep the baby. So, Loriel was put in a dilemma. For outsiders, it might be easier because he didn't actually love his wife. He could just accept having the baby, to become his heir and later found another woman to become his wife.
