While the men all gather at the dining room table, Alex included, Lily takes my hand and guides me outside. “They can fill you in later,” she says with a smile. “You have more important things to learn right now.” We go outside and sit on the stairs of the porch. Neither of us say anything for some time, when I finally decide to break the uncomfortable silence between us. “Can I ask you something? You may not even know the answer," I ask, dying from curiosity. “Of course,” she says with a nod. “How is it that most Royals and Alphas have such difficult pregnancies, but that’s not an issue out here?” I ask her, completely confused. She laughs a little. “You can thank Benjamin’s first wife for that,” she says with a smile. “She came from a line of herbalists, and they had a few