Chapter 115

“You’re at eight weeks, Leah.”

Wait… that would mean I got pregnant right before Aaron imprisoned me? I blanch. “I didn’t eat for a week. I can’t

imagine that was good for the baby.”

Adam studies the ultrasound and moves a mouse taking measurements. “The embryo would’ve been a cluster of cells at the time and your diet was good leading up to that event,

yes?”

I nod.

“If the baby was going to terminate due to the starvation mode your body entered, it would’ve happened. But this little guy hung in there.”

“Little guy?”

He looks sheepish. “Sh it. Did you not want to know?”

I didn’t know. But, uh, too late now. “Isn’t it too early?”

“Too early to really see his anatomy, yes, but your bloodwork confirmed.”

His anatomy.

I’m having a boy.

All I can think of is Aaron. His smile. His dark eyes.

with

look,” Adam says. ” He swivels the screen and

outline of arms and legs and a

“He’s so small!”

the size of a raspberry right now. By

he’ll double. If you can make it through

this little

water. But for the first time, these

both turn to the panel of monitors across the

the room and switches camera views.

brother.”

stand up and zip my jeans. I pull my shirt down. “Let

unlocks the door. I pull

we

and says no

crosses his

doing?”

owe him or anyone else an answer. “Adam and I were discussing these facilities. I am going to expand the medical

we have more room and resources for

elderly.”

concern creasing his brow. “Are you

from Aaron.” At least…I don’t think he will.

that when I’m

coming here and thinking they know what

to let

between me

made every

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