She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

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013 I'll live Scarlett's POV

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I slept - more like, blacked out - for three whole days after that horrible fallout with my, well, ex-family. I can barely remember how Aurora got me back to her penthouse alone. I have been in and out due to a low fever, remembering only glimpses of Aurora feeding me stuff, some sweet, some bitter.

Of course, Sebastian didn't reach out. Surprisingly though, nor did the divorce papers that he said I could expect in two to three days. He knows Aurora's address.

"Back to life, sleeping beauty?" A big smile crawls onto Aurora's face when she comes in with a glass in her hand, "How do you feel?"

Numb. So, better than most days.

"Ginger honey water," Aurora settles down by my side as I rub my face to try to wake up more, "it helps with the fever. No argument."

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I hate ginger, she knows! But I also know I can't afford to joke with my body, now more than ever. I have a little thing in my womb to take care of.

"I guess that means you are keeping the baby?" Aurora's eyes land on my belly, where I'm stroking subconsciously.

had a choice," I roll my eyes at

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my head. As if the Fullers would let me, "That's not even the biggest issue. I mean, can I really live with myself if

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and Ava if I kept the baby, but I don't want to put that kind of weight on my conscience for her. At least, not so fast. I need time to think before making

Silly. I wouldn't be the first single mom in the world. They can

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Sebastian did They don't see me having a life without him. I don't blame them. I did make him the core of my

Aurora, probably

not leaving anymore...for real?" Aurora glances at me with suspicious eyes, "Seriously, why North Dakota? What could it

starts her machine-gun-style ranting again. I smile at her and listen, feeling a serenity I haven't felt

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feeling of being cared

have no idea how brave I was to get you that ticket!" Aurora shakes my shoulders, making an exaggerated face, "I seriously thought that I would die at Lilith's hands! She would eat me alive when she knows that I let

conjoined baby in school. We were always together. Best friends forever, that's how we

my eyes. Lilith warned me that she wouldn't ever talk to me if I married Sebastian.