#Chapter 76 Hot and Cold

My eyes start to blur as I lean over the desk, reading one name than another. The Chantarelle estate has become a maze of deeds, transfers, and suspicious signatures, every page more complicated than the last. It would almost be easier to give up and burn the whole pile. I sigh. There is too much depending on this. The Queen wants Kaine removed one way or another. I need to prove her guilt in all of this before it’s too late. I look down at my stomach, at the baby growing inside me. I need to work fast. It is only a matter of time before my pregnancy is discovered and people start asking questions. I try to push back my panic at being discovered. Every day feels a little harder. I know eventually my symptoms will ease, but by that time I will be beginning to show. My head pounds and I check the time. I need to eat something. I feel Nara’s displeasure with me. Ever since I discovered my pregnancy, she has been worried about how well I’ve been taking care of myself. I understa