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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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Logan‘ arm. “I’m sorry,” I said

after a moment, he looked down at me, his gaze softening.

the words catching in my

explain what had happened earlier. “About tonight… Kian made it all up. I didn’t touch him. He just

of his mouth. “You

wasn’t my fault,”

used to when we were younger. “No more

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

stepped out, his expression brisk but professional. His eyes immediately landed on Logan.

member of the pregnant patient?”

“Yes,” he said, taking

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

his name in the designated space.

member” and “spouse” stared

of the form.

I watched him hand the clipboard back to the doctor

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else’s family

room

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

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

was so scared,” Selene whimpered, her

rolled down

against his hand. Then, without hesitation, she held onto

the scene unfold. Sure, she looked pitiful. But that didn’t mean she could treat someone else’s fiancé

husband.

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

save your child; it would be a shame if anything happened now because