Chapter 138. The Baby

Venom's eyes were hard as stone as she continued.

"I watched him break himself apart for you. I watched him surrender everything—his empire, his pride, his life—because he thought you deserved to take it from him."

Aria's chest heaved. The monitor beside her beeped faster.

Venom's gaze dropped, briefly, to Aria's stomach, then lifted again.

"The doctor ran some tests. You're carrying Bloodfang's heir. That's the only reason you're breathing. I was going to end you the second his heart stopped. Then the doctor told me about the baby, and I decided—for his sake—I would let you live long enough to bring the child into the Bloodfang world healthy."

Aria's hand moved, almost unconsciously, toward her abdomen. She snatched it back as if the skin burned.

"I don't want it. I want it out of me. I am not giving birth to any Bloodfang monster!"

Venom's expression didn't change—still wearing that same dead, cold look in her eyes.

"I wanted to know if you