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When I was finished telling Viona my story–everything from my pregnancy to my death to my rebirth, all of it from beginning to end–the room was utterly silent. Down below, the sounds of the bustling city rose into the air, but I hardly heard any of it. Only the sound of my blood rushing through my ears filled that

space.

Viona said nothing for a long time, her mouth working uselessly. Her face had gone pale, her eyes blown wide like she had just seen a ghost.

I’m sure I looked much the same as her.

And th

then, suddenly, she…. started laughing. “Hannah, this is ridiculous,” she crowed, smacking me on the arm and rising from the couch to walk to her kitchen. “Did Amber put you up to this?”

I furrowed my brow and followed her, watching incredulously as she began casually preparing two cups

of tea. “Viona, I’m serious,” I said.

She chuckled again. “Yeah. Sure.”

I

counter island and gripped her shoulders to force her to look at me–so she could

long moments, Viona blinked at me,

“Hannah…”

I know how it sounds,” I said, releasing her and stepping back, “but it’s true. All of that stuff that happened at the acceptance ceremony with Zoe? Yeah, in my past

“Oh, honey,” she breathed, “you need help. I’m sorry, Hannah, I know you’re going through a lot, but

lied to you,

even possible. Her mouth waggled as she tried to come

just say, for the sake of the argument, that this really did happen…” She

He doesn’t

he

baby?” she

him about the baby when the divorce is finalized. But not a moment before. And likely not

can’t keep his child from him,” she breathed. “The whole… rebirth thing is one thing, but

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if he does, then I’ll be protected,” I said. “I already made him promise that once we’re divorced, I can take anyone or

continued to stare at me

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