Sienna's words hung in the air, their vile implications paralyzing me with terror. So it was true - Judith really did intend to eliminate me and my unborn child through horrific, irreversible means. Not just some temporary setback or intimidation tactic, but a full-blown conspiracy to snuff out our very existence in cold blood.
I clutched my swollen abdomen protectively, as if I could somehow shield the innocent life within from the depravity being described. A thousand nightmarish scenarios flashed through my panicked mind. Assassins lurking in shadows to strike at any moment. Insidious poisons slipped into my food or drink. Staged "accidents" befalling me in sickeningly precise ploys to induce the very miscarriage Sienna warned was the merciful outcome compared to whatever other atrocit
