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lt heavy, glued shut. When I finally forced them open, the first thing I saw was Collin. He

g time-regret, perhaps-crossed his face. He r

ed, his voice hoarse,

hand away, but my b

ely audible. "It's... it's gone. T

Baby? My baby? I hadn't even known. A wave of nausea, cold and consum

ut no tears came.

fixed on the hospital linoleum. "We're going to raise ou

me. I yanked my hand away from his, the movement sharp and violent. "

said... Jaime is pregnant. We're going to

.. your uterus. It's... severely damaged. You

skull, a brutal, undeniable truth. My body started to tremble uncontrollably, a tremor that originated deep within my bones a

helpless, watc

ng, a jarring, insisten

e stammered, pulling it out.

f, my voice

f roses on my bedside table. "I'll be bac

s hurried footsteps

n. Jaime. She sashayed in, a triumphant smirk on

t bought me these. He said I should eat well for our baby." She took a bite, chewing slo

uet, now dumped unceremo

ur baby looked so perfect. So tiny. Not like... well, not like whatever you were carrying. Coll

rds were a venomous snake

triumph. "That useless organ of yours? The doctor said it was completely ruined. So ruined, they had to remove it.

by a rage so fierce, so primal, it shocked even me. The sou