Chapter 223. Sacrificing Himself for His Children

Seven Months Later…

*Poppy*

“What the hell is going on?” I hiss. I’m waddling as fast as I possibly can given how enormous I’ve become over the last few weeks. I feel like I’ve tripled in size–at least. What has also tripled in size is my attitude, according to Antony. He recently accused me of looking for a fight when I lost my mind over the last of the chocolate chunk ice cream with the brownie bits I liked being gone. In my defense, I’d been out of my mind with hunger and pregnancy cravings. In his defense, I had been the one to finish off the carton.

That had been three weeks ago before all hell broke loose.

My anger right now isn’t an exaggeration. Warriors rush through the castle as I stalk down the hallway toward his office and yank open the door. “Antony!”

“My love,” he says with little emotion and an abundance of annoyance. “What happened to the warriors I had guarding your room?”

“I killed them,” I deadpan, even though that’s far from th