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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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my fingers brushing against Logan‘ arm. “I’m sorry,” I said softly, “I

Then, after a moment, he looked down at

nodded, the words catching in my throat.

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

of his mouth. “You always

wasn’t my fault,” I protested.

out and pinched my cheek lightly, the way he used to when we

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

expression brisk but professional. His eyes immediately landed

of the pregnant patient?”

face. “Yes,”

a miscarriage. We’re doing everything we can to prevent it, but there’s still a risk the pregnancy might

nodded and signed his name

stared back at me from the top

of the form.

I watched him hand the clipboard back to the doctor

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had signed as someone else’s family before becoming

room safely. The baby

she was wheeled back to her hospital room, her face was pale, her eyes swollen and red from crying. With her delicate features and frail appearance, she looked heartbreakingly

said gently, standing at her bedside. “The baby

was so scared,” Selene whimpered, her voice trembling as

down her cheeks.

Then, without hesitation, she held onto him, resting her tear–streaked face on

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

husband.

the doctor mentioned

your child; it would be a shame if anything happened