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Seraphina’s POV 1

The world seemed to tilt on its axis as Adrian’s innocent words echoed in my mind. *Baby. Little brother or

sister. In your tummy.*

“I’m…” I began, my voice barely a whisper, “I’m pregnant?”

My free hand moved instinctively to my still-flat abdomen, pressing against the thin hospital gown as if I

could somehow feel whatever new life might be growing there.

Damien’s hand tightened around mine, his thumb continuing those soothing circles across my knuckles.

When I looked up at him, his silver-blue eyes were soft with a mixture of wonder and concern.

“Yes,” he said gently. “About six or seven weeks, according to the doctors.”

“But how…?” I started, then stopped, heat flooding my cheeks as I realized how ridiculous the question was. I

knew exactly how.

“But I don’t understand,” I said, looking between Damien and the doctor. “What does this have to do with why

I was unconscious for so long?”

The doctor stepped forward, his expression kind but professional. “Miss Knight, when you overexerted

yourself healing those soldiers, your body should have… well, to be frank, you should have died.”

A chill ran down my spine at his matter-of-fact tone. I had come that close to death? That close to never

Adrian or

The baby…” He paused, seeming to struggle with the words. “The baby

hand still pressed against my abdomen.

we’ve ever seen before. The life signatures were completely intertwined,

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the full weight of what had happened settled over me. This

and had

my voice breaking. “I’m going to have another

hand to his lips and

exchange with the focused

were important, suddenly bounced in his chair with

going to be a big brother!” he exclaimed, his

smile at his enthusiasm. “Yes, sweetheart. You’re

big brother.”

sister,” Adrian announced with the certainty that only a four-year-old could

at school. And I can teach

shoes and

Ophelia asked with a gentle

from her cheeks.

this seriously for a moment, then

Either way, I’ll be

told him, reaching

sat there, processing this monumental news,

been nagging at the edge of my consciousness since I’d first

said slowly, frowning as I tried to identify what was different. “Something else feels…

tensed slightly, his eyes sharpening with attention. “What kind of

words. It was like there was a

it. “Different. Like something has

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you remember what

was an omega,” I said, confused by the question. “You know that. I’ve always been

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