my face, but it couldn't numb the sick feeling in my stomach. I ran, not knowing w

his eye. He thought he saw a familiar figure disappearin

bedroom and saw his clothes strewn on the chair, her perfume faintly lingering in the a

etched with a rare look of guilt.

ere, Liam. At the hospital."

quite meeting mine. "She was in town fo

d against his chest, the familiar scent of him a painful reminder of eve

ightstand. A text. He glanced

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om me, his eyes wide with panic. "I... I have t

n the middle of the room. A cold dread set

rridor. They were arguing, their voices low but intense. Then

ngless blur. Pregnant. She was p

d screaming. I found Dr. Cole

umbled out, desperate and raw. "W

ern. "Ava, with your leukemia, a pregnancy would be incredibly high-ris

apsed into a chair, the tears I had been holding back finally falling. My body w

fingers numb. I typed a si

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cold fury. "You will terminate this pregnancy," he said, his voice

h the window, she could see my car pulling away from the clinic, Dr. Co

again. He looked d

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physical blow. Shock, the