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I trusted Lena completely.

"Don't worry. I've seen your ultrasound-the baby's fine," Lena said, her lips curving into the faintest smile, Even that small reassurance made me feel a little more grounded.

"You have to help me keep this baby," I said, my voice cracking.

"I know," she replied, her tone teasing as she added, "This is your love child with Hayden, after all."

Jace turned away at that, but not fast enough to hide the flicker of loneliness on his face.

Our tangled history had unraveled a long time ago-at least for me. Jace claimed he'd moved on, but moments like this made it clear he hadn't completely.

Thanks to Lena, I got admitted to a hospital room-not her office, but a proper VIP suite.

pain in my abdomen eased up, and the bleeding wasn't getting worse. With my nerves settling, I finally had space to think about something else. "What's the deal with Dr. Cahn? How'd she score a job here?" Lena hesitated for a second before answering. "She's Retta's

That explained

but there was something off-her

first love, her inspiration for becoming a doctor. Losing that

probably go straight to your boss and file

it," Lena replied, not

bluntness made me laugh. "You're as sharp

soft hearted just gets you stabbed in the back. I'm not an

awake in the best way. Lena, meanwhile, grimaced and shoved

even sour,"

replied flatly, raising an eyebrow. "You

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track of your cycles?

it was-the

what I've been dealing with. Where was I supposed to find

sleep, no focus, no sense of time. Every ache and pain? I just blamed it