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Lizzie blinked, still reeling from the news and the way it had come, unable to process what he was saying or even the implications of it. "What?" "You must listen to me, I know this is all sudden and strange and overwhelming, and you won't believe me, but Josh has been using you. You are under his spell, and you are only a means to an end to him. The end being an heir." "An... heir?" Lizzie repeated dumbly, the mention of a "spell" pulling her back to a life she had nearly forgotten, and making things even more confusing. "Yes. Someone to pass his magic along to. It will be difficult to hide the pregnancy from him, as he has skill in magical perception and would normally be able to sense it, but I think I can use my own magic to hide it from him, at least for most of the pregnancy. I must confess that I have been doing so without your permission by casting small spells on you at work. Shielding the life inside you from his eyes hasn't been too hard so far because it's so undeveloped. But as it grows, it will require more complex measures. Are you following?" "Um," said Lizzie. "What happens to your child when it's born will be up to you, but I assure you that if Josh knows about it, he will have no further use for you about eight and a half months from now. So here are your options: let me help you hide the pregnancy, or leave him immediately and let me help you disappear. I must say the latter option is preferable, for it will have to come eventually, but you may not be ready for it."
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