Oh no, this couldn't be happening. I can feel my hands shaking beside me, my heart beating in my throat.
"Let's go, shall we," Ramses says, and I flinch, nodding my head like I had no choice — like a woman being led to the slaughter. Aquasteine stays beside me, holding my quivering hand in his while I think of how to escape this. I didn't want to teleport; it might raise some questions. So I had to stay still and endure this.
Aquasteine leads me inside a fairly dim room lit with blue light. I'm very sure I've never been to this part of the house before. He points at a chair and I sit down. My mates stand in front of me, talking about something I can't hear — the only thing I can hear is the beating of my own heart.
What was even necessary here, for God's sake. I didn't even know we had a mate bond. I know I'm supposed to fight back against this, but the fact that I lied about the pregnancy makes me feel so guilty it seems only fair this is my punishment.
