old you-tonight is the first time we've

nd waved it in Cecilia's direction. "This is wha

even the physical agony couldn't compare to the chill in Alston's eyes. There was m

s as cold and unyielding as ice frozen for millennia.

of the room, and slammed the d

he sound of keys turn

ssed against her swollen belly

ately tried to turn it, but no matter ho

d correctly. Alston

r connections to the outside world. He intended for her to die

ild is yours! You can abandon me, but

n so much pai

her baby were urging her to fight on. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but s

ut she could never betray her

g hands grabbing a pair of scissors. With a loud rip, she t

e first aid kit, leaving a trail of blood behin

led it with warm water in an

s grew more intense. Her water broke,

was in a breech position and that she would likely need a cesarean sec

ng every ounce of strength into

exhausted her strength. The baby still hadn't em

c se

her father had remarried, and

s of life, she had lost

d. She would give her life if i

grabbed the scalpel from the first aid kit. With tremb

in her wildest nightmares did she imagine

now how she managed it, only that when her vision blurred and

d come into

body, soaking the ba

her strength left her. She couldn't even lif

herself from eight years ago, and she also s

panicked and pleading

ier, Marian had f

ng it from me. I just found out that Alston's three brot

ensure the family has an heir. If I do this, my life will be ruined. But you-Don't you love hi

ent, her mind was filled with images

e loved her. If only everything had remained in tha

in this world be tu

fragments of memories, and in the end, she saw an illusion of Marian

d for me. I'll take good care of him, for both you and Alston. N

y, a tear slipping fro

It was bett

Alston love

here would be nothing