Mary had only known she was pregnant for about a week. It was weird. She was more excited than she could really express. She had wanted her own family. She wanted her and John to raise children. She wanted to see John as a father, and she wanted to be a mother. But it was hard. John worked all the time. When he was home, they ended up fighting. She was alone a lot.
On top of that, she was terrified. She knew how many things could go wrong with a newborn child. How many things there were out there that went after newborns. And her baby would be so vulnerable. She had no choice but to be a stay-at-home mom just to make sure her baby was always safe.
She was just glad she was a hunter. She knew how to defend herself and her baby. She had the entire house warded against everything she knew about.
Which was why she was so confused (and scared, and angry) when she walked in from grocery shopping and there was a man sitting in John’s usual armchair. Mary immediately pulled the gun that she kept hidden behind a mirror in the front hallway. She aimed it at the man. “Who are you?” she demanded. “What are you doing in my house?”