The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus) novel Chapter 429

Hector really hadn't expected Bianca to be twenty-one, but even so, he wouldn't let himself be tempted. His whole being, his entire heart, belonged to Natalia; there was simply no room for another.

Bianca had mustered all her courage to speak her feelings, only to be met with Hector's indifferent expression. She felt a sudden rush of embarrassment and, covering her face, ran off at such a speed it was almost comical.

Watching Bianca disappear, Hector finally exhaled a sigh of relief. Had she persisted, he wasn't sure he could have resisted compromising her virginity.

Thankfully, she'd fled in time. That was close!

Back in his room, Hector tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Gazing at the moonlight outside his window, his longing for Natalia only intensified. He wondered if she was dreaming already, perhaps even dreaming of him for a fleeting second. Yet Bianca's hurt little face kept haunting him, especially her insistence that she was twenty-one.

He lay in bed with his eyes closed until the break of dawn finally lulled him to sleep.

*

Meanwhile, Natalia wasn't asleep either. She was pinned beneath Magnus, a man who was a firm believer of carnal desires.

Magnus was passionately making love with Natalia, his lean chest slick with sweat. Exhausted, Natalia could barely open her eyes and pleaded weakly, "Please, let me be. I'm about to pass out from exhaustion."

"No way!" Magnus flatly rejected her plea, huffing indignantly. "I'm doing this to prove a point to that brat. He dared to question my virility. I will not take this blow to my pride. I must prove myself!"

Watching Magnus act like a petulant child, Natalia shook her head speechlessly. "Alright, alright, you win. But could you maybe speed things up? My back's about to break," she begged.

“Oh, someone please take this petty man off my hands!”

But no one heard Natalia's plea. She drifted into unconsciousness, while Magnus continued with his determined mission.

The next day.

When Natalia woke up well-rested, it was already bright outside. Stretching languidly, she suddenly felt a wave of nausea.

"Magnus, Magnus?" she called out softly.

Magnus entered the room. "I’m here! What can I do for you, my dear?"

"Where did you go just now?" Natalia asked, puzzled. But before Magnus could answer, she clutched her chest. "I don't know why, but I feel queasy all of a sudden, like I need to vomit."

"You feel like vomiting?" Magnus echoed her words, then suddenly jumped up with joy. "That's fantastic! Looks like I'm going to be a dad again! I knew it wouldn't be long before another little angel joined our family."

Natalia rolled her eyes at Magnus. "Big dummy, feeling nauseous doesn't necessarily mean I'm pregnant. I've had stomach issues lately."

"Of course you are pregnant, otherwise all my efforts would have been for naught," Magnus boasted, then leaned in to whisper, "Besides feeling queasy, are you experiencing discomfort anywhere else?"

Jonas' eyes widened in disbelief. "Really? Mommy?" The thought of finally having a sibling thrilled him.

"...Not sure yet. I'll know after we visit the hospital." Natalia couldn't bring herself to lie.

Magnus and Jonas were overjoyed, both clinging to Natalia as if they wanted to cradle her in their hands.

If Natalia was indeed pregnant, Magnus could finally stop the teasing from his son about being ineffectual.

Jonas was ecstatic at the prospect of talking to his future sibling, laying his head on Natalia's belly with joy. Jonas grinned and looked up at his dad. "Dad, you're the coolest dad in the whole world. You rock!"

The compliment from his son made Magnus' eyebrows dance with joy. He wrapped his arms affectionately around his wife, Natalia. "Well then, I have got a special announcement. Pretty soon, you're gonna have a little brother or sister."

Jonas' face lit up like the Fourth of July fireworks. He started hopping around Natalia, twirling her in a spontaneous dance of happiness.

As Jonas bubbled with excitement, Natalia couldn't help but catch the joy bug herself.

Was she really pregnant? The memory of her last pregnancy's trials and tribulations was still vivid in her mind. Thankfully, this time around, she and Magnus were in perfect sync, nothing like before. She wouldn't have to go through that kind of hardship again.

Magnus noticed Natalia's fleeting shadow of concern and immediately went to her, holding her close and whispering in her ear, "Honey, don't worry. This time, I'll be right by your side every single day. Until our bundle of joy arrives!"