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    Then his eyes shifted to my protruding belly, and in a hushed tone, he remarked, “I’ve never been with a prince’s woman, especially one who’s pregnant. I’m quite curious about how it would feel.”


    Makenna’s POV:


    Antoni’s words sent shivers down my spine. “You madman!” I spat in disgust. Not wanting to remain near this lunatic any longer, I stood to leave.


    Antoni, however, grabbed my wrist and yanked me into his arms with brutal force.


    “Ah!” Caught off guard, I fell onto hisp, and he held me tightly.


    “Let go of me, you bastard!” I cursed.


    Antoni ignored me and buried his face in my neck. “You smell so good,” he mumbled as his hand slid under my clothes, moving slowly upward along my stomach.


    A wave of fear and revulsion crashed over me, and I screamed. “Don’t touch me, you bastard! Let me go!”


    But my cries fell on deaf ears. His hand was nearly at my breast when footsteps approached nearby.


    “I heard some noise over there. Let’s go check it out,” came the voice of a soldier on patrol.


    Antoni hesitated. Seizing the chance, I tore myself free and pped him hard across the face. The sharp sound of the blow echoed through the garden, leaving a vivid red imprint on his cheek.


    Without looking back, I fled the garden and hurried toward the banquet hall, my mind still reeling from the encounter.


    Not watching where I was going, I collided with someone. The sudden impact jolted me out of my thoughts. Looking up, I saw a young servant standing before me.


    “I’m so sorry, miss. Are you okay?” he asked with a bow.


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    “I’m fine,” I stammered.


    I was about to leave when a thought struck me—Alice. I had nearly forgotten. I was supposed to find Bryan and convince him not to sleep with her. Antoni’s vile actions had almost made me lose sight of it.


    Turning quickly to the servant, I asked, “Have you seen Prince…”


    Bryan?”


    The servant, though startled by my question, replied, “His Majesty has already arranged for the princes to sleep with the chosen sex ves tonight.” He then politely excused himself and returned to his work.


    What? The princes had already gone to be with the sex ves? My heart sank. No! I had to find Bryan immediately!


    I turned to leave the banquet hall, but suddenly a sharp pain pierced my abdomen. A rush of warm fluid spilled between my legs—my water had broken. I clutched my stomach in agony and copsed to the ground.


    “She’s going intobor!”


    “Someone call an ambnce!”


    The crowd erupted into chaos. I could hear frantic shouting as people hurried about, but terror gripped me. How could this be happening now? This wasn’t the expected delivery date. How could I be going intobor so early?


    The pain intensified, and the voices around me grew faint, muffled as though from far away. I didn’t even remember being lifted onto a stretcher or taken to the hospital.


    Antoni’s POV:


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