#Chapter 25: The Psychic

Maeve POV “A… psychic?” Xaden gawked, less than impressed, at the doctor. He gave him a very obvious look-over with a frown. “One of the kingdom’s most well-educated doctors, renowned throughout the capital, wants me to… consult a psychic.” “I understand how it sounds, Your Highness, but I believe this is the best and only option to get the answers you seek.” The more I mulled over the doctor’s words, the more I thought it was worth a shot. If what Xaden said was true and that it really should have been impossible to break him out of his heat, then modern medicine would not be able to help us. This was some otherworldly power at work, it seemed. I bit my lip, feeling conflicted. That was not to say I had any firm beliefs for or against psychics, either. I’d heard many a story about con artists who are only fortune tellers in name, seeking to take advantage of those too naive or desperate for answers. And Xaden—after almost taking me against my will and nearly harming our baby in