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The thought hit me like a punch to the gut.

I stayed silent as we waited outside the emergency room. Logan didn’t look at me once. He seemed completely absorbed in Selene’s condition, as if I, his fiancée, didn’t exist.

The bitter feeling in my chest grew stronger, spreading like poison through my veins. I swallowed hard, trying to keep my composure, but the words slipped out before I could stop them.

“Is it… your child?” I asked, my voice low but direct.

Logan finally turned to face me, his expression sharp with surprise. For a moment, I thought I saw something flicker in his eyes–shock, maybe even guilt–but it disappeared as quickly as it came. His face hardened, and his voice was steady when he answered.

“What are you talking about? Of course not. It’s Liam’s.”

Relief washed over me, but it didn’t erase the tension knotting in my chest.

Liam Harlow. Selene’s late husband and Logan‘ closest friend. He’d died in a car accident just a month ago. The crash had been brutal, the car completely totaled. Liam hadn’t made it.

Logan sighed, running a hand through his hair. “I’m taking care of Selene

because Liam asked me to. Before he died.”

His words stirred a memory. I thought back to the night Logan came home after handling Liam’s funeral arrangements–his disheveled hair, the dark circles under his eyes, the stubble on his jaw. He had looked like a man carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders.

Their bond had been deep, unshakable. Liam wasn’t just a friend to Logan; he was family. And now that he was gone, of course Logan would feel responsible for Liam’s widow.

The guilt hit me like a cold slap. How could I have doubted him?

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against Logan‘ arm. “I’m sorry,” I said softly, “I shouldn’t

didn’t say anything at first. Then, after a moment, he looked down at me, his gaze softening.

catching in my

to explain what had happened earlier. “About tonight… Kian made it all up. I

of his mouth. “You always manage to find yourself in the strangest situations.”

fault,” I

way he used to when we

all, I’d only had one beer–but before I could, the door to the emergency room swung

but professional. His eyes immediately landed on

the pregnant patient?” the doctor asked.

face. “Yes,”

Your wife is showing signs of a miscarriage. We’re doing everything we can to prevent it, but there’s still a risk the pregnancy might not continue. Your signature

name in

“family member” and “spouse” stared back at me

of the form.

in my throat as I watched him hand the clipboard back to the doctor

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had signed as someone else’s family before becoming mine.

out of the emergency room safely. The baby

hospital room, her face was pale, her eyes swollen and red from crying. With her delicate

said gently, standing at her bedside. “The

I was so scared,” Selene whimpered, her voice

down

it, her fingers brushing against his hand. Then, without hesitation, she held onto him, resting

she looked pitiful. But

husband.

my tone calm. “Mrs. Harlow, the doctor mentioned that intense emotions aren’t good for the

your child; it would be a shame if