Chapter 0033 Arias POV Nothing 1 said to Lucian was a lie .
For a werewolf to conceive , both partners needed a certain measure of love and affection for each other .
That I was pregnant could , from the outside, be seen as something of a miracle .
But I remembered the night that Lucian came to me , a couple of weeks before our anniversary .
As we had slept in different bedrooms , at first I suspected that he might have been lost .
Id known hed gone out drinking that night , and could scent whiskey in the air .
Lancian , this isnt your bedroom , I said .
I know that , hed whispered , stumbling closer to my bed Im not going to my bed tonight .
Im staying here .
This type of spontaneity was unusual for him .
Usually , the nights we were to be intimate were planned far in advance .
It had never felt particularly romantic more like chore that needed done for the sake of the pack .
Yet , that night was different .
Lucian pulled back the blankets of my bed and slipped inside , joining me .
He wrapped his arms around me .
Aria … he whispered , desire in the name .
How easily I fell into him , turning toward him .
He pushed homself up on one elbow to look down at me .
With lust in his eyes , so much passion , he leaned down and claimed my mouth with his He hadnt kissed me like this in years , his tongue delving deeply into my mouth , as if he was trying to claim every mch of me , inside and out .
Lucian , I sighed , when we parted for air .
He fumbled in trying to remove my sleep clothes .

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After I helped him , he gazed over me like a greedy man over his Treasures .
My wife , he said with a growl and devoured me .
The night had been so filled with passion , so out of character for him , that in the morning , when I woke up alone , Lassumed it had all been a dream .
Only the hint of whiskey scent still lingering in the air and a pleasant soreness between my legs told me otherwise .
But , given how polite and distant Lucian seemed at breakfast , I convinced myself I had only imagined the night of pleasure .
I might have kept thinking so too , if I had not ended up pregnant .
Other than that night , we had not laid together in nearly a year , and I had no other lovers .
I was ever faithful to my husband .
The baby had to be his , and it could have only been from that strange night when hed finally shown me passion and affection It felt a little tragic , knowing that such passion existed in Lucian , but that he kept it under lock and key , hidden away behind a façade of over politeness and distance .
Looking at him now , as he stood across from me in the gardens , he hardly seemed the same man .
I have not been fulfilling my proper duties as your husband , Lucian said .
Give me time and patience , and I will work to fix this .
We will find a way to have a child .
We dont need to go through such an extreme as divorce .
Still , he was stubbornly trying to fix the damage that hed done through his years of indifference .
Yet even his offer now wasnt satisfactory .
I didnt want him to have to fulfill his proper duties as a husband , I wanted him to +25 BONUS Chapter 0033 love me .
If he loved me , then those duties would be naturally fulfilled .
I was tied of kidding myself .
For so long , I had tried to convince myself that whatever little Lucian had deigned to other way .
give me was enough .
It had to be , because I didnt think there was any I knew better now .
Outside of my loveless marriage , there was an entire world ready and waiting for my baby and I to explore .
As soon as I gathered enough money , I would leave this pack and find my own way .
I tried with Lucian , but Id depended on him for far too long already .