“Seven days? How is it even possible to know if one has successfully conceived in that amount of time?” The idea seemed preposterous. “Everyone will be able to tell. I’ll begin to glow if I am.” She was wringing her hands together. “Excuse me?” I wondered if I’d heard her correctly. “I’ll begin to glow. Certainly you’ve heard this saying in your realm. When a woman is with child, she gets a certain glow about her, like her appearance brightens.” “Yes, I’ve heard of that.” I stared at her curiously. “Well, it’s the same for the women of my race, only we actually do get a pale shimmer to our skin, as if we’ve been lit from the inside.” She was blushing again. “I know you find it odd to rush into childbearing, but it is the custom of my people.” I laughed slightly. “Actually, I’m beginning to be intrigued. I want to see what you look like when you glow, because I already thought you looked that way.” “You do?” Her eyes were wide, and I wrapped my arm around her waist, hauling her to me.
