ilent on the cold marble floors. I found Caleb in the private chapel on the estate grounds. He wa

ood beside him. He was a charismatic man who spoke of

his voice a low hum. "The life force is tearing her apart. The only thing that can stabilize her now is the

n hesitate. His

fe. We'll in

ild is only seven months along. Indu

stripping away the last shre

ennifer. I can always find anoth

to wait until the baby is full-term. In the meantime, we can use the mother' s blood. Mixed into ink,

aught on a loose flagstone. I stumbled backward, my arms wind

mping pain tore through my abdomen, and I felt a gush of warm

k, welcoming the darkness. I wanted to lose this child, th

He burst from the chapel, hi

r without a second thought. "Hold on! The pa

g at the staff, his voice frantic as he carried me towards his car. H