Chapter 17. You Have to Talk to Us

Lotus’s POV

My stomach is painfully full, and surprisingly, my cheeks hurt from smiling. The triplets took me out for a burger, and while I have had them before, nothing could have prepared me for how delicious these were. I devoured mine with a moan on my lips, and Louis was more than happy to give me his as well. They laughed and joked until the small diner began to close, and then Lennox scooped me back into his arms and lifted me into the carriage. Even though the evening was supposed to have been just Louis and me, it turned out lovely.

As we pull up to the palace, I can hear a woman screaming. I haven’t seen many women since I arrived in the Winter Pack, and the ones that I have are older and past their childbearing years. My stomach is in knots as I see the little blonde woman banging on the palace door.

Blood is dripping from between her legs, and there is a bundle wrapped in her arms. “Please,” she cries out. “He is dying.”

None of the triplet