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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

looked down at me, his gaze softening. “You shouldn’t

the words catching in

Kian made it all

corner of his mouth. “You

wasn’t my fault,” I protested.

used to when we were younger. “No more drinking,”

only had one beer–but before I could, the door to

stepped out, his expression brisk but professional. His eyes

member of the pregnant patient?” the doctor asked.

my face. “Yes,”

“We need you to sign this consent form. Your wife is showing signs of a miscarriage. We’re doing everything we can to prevent it, but there’s still a risk

and signed his name in the designated space.

member” and “spouse” stared back

of the form.

rise in my throat as I watched

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signed as someone else’s family before becoming

out of the emergency room

and red from crying. With her delicate features and

standing at her bedside. “The baby is fine. Everything’s okay

was so scared,” Selene whimpered, her voice trembling

down her

Then, without

scene unfold. Sure, she looked pitiful. But that

husband.

the doctor mentioned that intense emotions aren’t good for the baby.

would be a shame if anything happened now because