Chapter 0802

Nina

I couldn't stop staring at the grainy image that was displayed on the monitor, watching in awe as the little blob that was our daughter flexed and kicked within the safe confines of my womb. A wide smile spread across my face as I studied her tiny features, committing every detail to memory.

"She's perfect," I breathed, tears of joy pricking at the backs of my eyes. I glanced over at Enzo, who was positively beaming with the kind of pride that only a father-to-be could have.

"That's our girl," he murmured, giving my hand a gentle squeeze. "She's doing just fine."

It was a relief, after all we had been through, to find out that our baby was safe, healthy, and most importantly: alive. In fact, according to my checkup leading up to this moment, our baby was as healthy as an ox.

It was hard to tell if the ritual that we had gone through was the sole cause of this; maybe there was more to it. Hell, maybe the ritual had done nothing at all.

shadow entity, the generational curse that likely would have eventually ended both my life

flickering in

warmly as she panned the probe around on my belly. "And she certainly is a lively one!" she said, casting Enzo and I a warm glance.

grin widened and

technician printed the first images of our child and cleaned the gel off of my belly, though, her brow furrowed slightly when she saw the clipboard

though, mom," she said, straightening to look at

for both me and the baby if left unchecked, and it wasn't exactly fresh news to us. My blood pressure had been high before, and it was most certainly higher now with everything going

rising anxiety, as she quickly added, "Now, now, there's not too much to worry

I sat up on the exam table. "I know. It's been an

is healthy for the mind and body, but too

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