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NORA The silence stretched between us like a suffocating fog. I had asked why I was summoned, and for the first time, Sylvester hesitated. His eyes flickered to Mira, and she smirked, like she was savoring the moment, like she was enjoying whatever was about to come next. Something was wrong. They were hesitating, looking at each other as though trying to decide whether to say it or not. Whatever it was, it was big. I could feel it in the way my stomach twisted, in the way the room suddenly felt smaller. Then, finally, Sylvester’s sharp eyes locked onto mine. His jaw clenched, his fingers tapped once against the table, and then, in a voice devoid of emotion, he said the words that shattered everything. “Mira is pregnant.” The words didn’t register at first. For a second, my mind wen