Delilah walked toward him, stopping a few paces away, her hands on her hips. “When this baby comes, Shelly will feel overwhelmed. I know because I felt it when I had her—and I was more suited for it. She will become vulnerable. You will see sides of her that no other human will ever see. Emotions will spill out of her with such ferocity that you’ll have to kick and paddle with all your might in order to stay afloat.” The queen’s green eyes hardened. “One day you’ll go under. All it’ll take is a minor inconvenience to send you over the edge—a slight cramp in the back of your thigh. You’ll
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Nice one, Delilah.
