I’m at a loss for words, grappling with the reality that the pregnancy test has confirmed my long-awaited answer. I’m engulfed in a sea of negativity. I am overwhelmed with fear. I am engulfed in a suffocating void, my heart racing with an overwhelming sense of unease.
Every memory, both pleasant and painful, floods my mind with vivid clarity. I can still vividly recall the time when I nurtured a tiny, delicate life within the depths of my being, only to witness its ethereal presence fade away into nothingness.
I fix my gaze on my reflection in the bathroom mirror, watching as tears cascade down my cheeks. The memory of Lucius’s actions still burns within me. I vividly recall the searing pain and torment he inflicted upon me.
I gently caressed my rounded tummy, feeling the warmth radia
