I melted into his kiss as Joe leaned over locking lips with me.

Obviously we kissed, the other wives kissed Joe as well without questioning or they would be beaten for disobedience.

The tubes made this possible as Joe wore the mask to breathe since he has lung damage from extreme exposure to sandstorms which sweep through our vast Wastelands.

Joe sighed as we pulled away. "You and Splendid are my favorites. I truly love you the most."

He caressed my cheek. "She is pregnant, Persephone."

I gasped, moving away. I was shocked that Splendid actually meant so much to Joe that he would actually impregnate her before me.

Joe seemed hurt by my actions. "Come here, girl. She may be the first to bear my second child, but you are my favorite."

He grabbed me and coerced me back into his arms. I felt the breath on my head rush from his lungs as he sighed through the tubes. His hair was once again draped over my eyes.

I began weeping again as he stroked my hair. "I love you, Persephone."

I pulled away again to peer into those sharp, striking eyes of his. Unsure if he were telling me the truth about loving me or not, I stammered.

"You...you-you do?"

The unrelenting and unsettling gaze of Immortan Joe persevered on me. "Yes, Persephone. I do."