Chapter 85

“No. That’s not possible.”

He quirks his head. “Stop me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure your former husband would have s*x with you.”

Yes. All the time.

Sometimes multiple times. Daily.

I gulp.

My hands instinctively go to my stomach.

Adam’s gaze goes to the cooler across the room where he’s storing my chemotherapy then back to me.

“I, uh, can’t take the drugs to ki ll the ca ncer without k illing my baby.”

He frowns. His eyes are so kind. But the pity I see there… it ki lls

“This particular ca ncer…no.”

I tug out my hair tie and twist my hair.

his lip.

say I put off treatments. If I can carry the baby to five or

for premature births are quite good.” Adam frowns. “But if you forego treatments that long… the ca ncer will have spread completely. You’d be down to days left on your life, and even if we started chemo,

feel like I’m going to pu ke

unnerved him. “I’ll confer with Dr. Henley. We can run

this was a longshot. Can we transfer the embryo? Maybe find a

e, but I

pregnancy transfers of a fetus or embryo are

is implanted, it either takes or it doesn’t. You already have a successful pregnancy. Attempting a uterine procedure can complicate or terminate that. There isn’t enough science. Even at

I’m high risk to the

enough time?” I ask Adam.

baby. But if you delay your treatments that long, your

won’t be any

topped me out at 5% if I started aggressive chemo and radiation immediately. And that was before the transfer of my father’s powers that have also

We can start treatments. There is still a chance that we can save

“No,” I whisper.

“Please.”

looks positively frazzled, and I’m not

shell shocked myself. “Hey, Adam, can we keep this information between ourselves for

time, I wonder what my life would be like if I’d grown up

say. Everything happens for

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