Melanin's POV
I'm in my ninth month, and the midwife confirmed that I might give birth soon. I was extremely scared because of what she told me. Two months ago, she asked me how many times I had been with a man, and I told her it was just once with the king, which resulted in the pregnancy. She was worried and told me that I needed to have s*x frequently with the king so that I wouldn't have a stressful labor. I lied and told her I would do it, but she shouldn't say it to the king. However, I never brought it up to the king.
The king has been nice and caring. Despite his busy schedule, he would make sure he sees me every day, and sometimes he accompanies me to the waterfall. Ridiculously, I fell in love with him without even knowing, but I kept telling myself that all this charade would
