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Jayden's Unyielding Resolver

(Winona)

We sat in the ward waiting room. Jayden is beside me, his hand clasped around mine. We haven't said much since Mom passed away, both of us caught up in our own thoughts.

Cass came back after ten minutes, tears streaming down her face, to say her final goodbyes to Mom. I couldn't bring myself to intrude on that moment. She needs her space, and I need to respect that.

Jayden squeezes my hand, grounding me in the moment. I look at him, seeing the exhaustion in his eyes. But he's strong, certain, and that's what I need right now.

"I should head back to Ashlyn's room soon," Jayden says quietly, his voice steady. "Check on the baby before I take you and Cass home."

I nod, standing up with him. The thought of seeing Cass now, of trying to convince her to come home with me, feels like an insurmountable task, but I know it needs to be done. I'm not leaving her alone. I promised Mom. But as we start along the ward corridors, past the nurses station to head off this floor, the hairs on back of my neck prickle.

the

She's standing at the entrance to the ward, her face drawn and desperate The

her voice cracking as she takes

a wall of ice slipping into

breaching a no- contact

nods and steps forward, already reaching for his radio. Before long

shaking as she reaches out, as if she could somehow pull him back to her. "Please, don't do this. I

doors behind her.

just need Jayden

this. Now my baby is fighting for

and even if I did, it wouldn't matter. You've done

in, taking Judy by the arm to escort her

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mother. You understand. I love Abby. I would never

love is real. And I can't ignore that Abby loves her as well. I have to tell her Grandma Lucy is gone. Tears well in my

with a hard, unreadable expression. "Jayden, maybe... maybe we can

deep breath, his jaw clenched.

before she can say anything else, the security guard begins leading her away. She goes, but not

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