[MUSIC RECOMMENDATION: ONE OF THESE NIGHTS ~ RED VELVET]
Kitanna watched from where she sat, the look on everyone's faces, including the queen dowager, who didn't know how to react. The news came as a shock to her too.
Kitanna, who knew when it happened but didn't expect it to result in pregnancy, uncrossed her legs. She moved her hand up and folded her hair into a messy bun.
"Brother Khelan, do you know the name of the maid who now carries your child?" She asked, her eyes watching Khelan warily.
The question caused even Bareea to turn and look at the king. It was true that she had spent the night with him. But the next morning, before the king could wake up, she left the room. And he never asked for her until now that there was evidence of their forbidden affair.
Khelan shook his head, "That is why I say it was a mistake. It happened just once, and I didn't know she would-"
