Three years ago, she caught Alaric and Georgia in a moment of naked truth, tangled in sheets together. It was clear they had a connection.

So, they had a child together. Wasn't that the natural progression of things?

Yet, she clung to a sliver of hope, fooling herself into believing the child in Georgia's arms wasn't Alaric's.

Was she in denial about Georgia, or was she still harboring fantasies about Alaric?

"Hertha, listen to me, the only child I acknowledge is ours..." Alaric pleaded, desperate to get his point across.

"Shut up!" Hertha snapped, her voice sharp as she glared at Alaric, teeth clenched in anger and anxiety. "Alaric, I will never have a child with you in this lifetime!"

With that, she shot Georgia a look and stormed off.

Alaric, that jerk, had the audacity to bring up their child in front of Georgia! Didn't he realize that was a secret she intended to keep buried?

Falconer family.

to her, merely because they wanted her to bear Alaric's children.

Hertha and Alaric

not to let slip the secret of their two

by accident, it wouldn't be long before the Falconer family caught wind of

her children and be left with

was Hertha's worst

any longer, or Alaric might just

Hertha began to leave, Alaric hurried

existence of their children, and Alaric realized

to try and soothe things over with Hertha when someone

you can't just ignore that," Georgia

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