Chapter 185

The scene Maeve had imagined didn't happen after all.

In t

the

end, Maeve finished the glass of water that had been sitting half-full on the table, though in a rather different way. After everything was said and done, Byron carried Maeve, who was nearly drenched up to her collar, to the bathroom.

She leaned against him, breathless, feeling even more exhausted and sleepy than if she'd just 5 miles.

Like a fish lying on a chopping board, casually waiting to be desciled or made into soup, she didn't even have the strength to flick her tail and struggle. Afterward, she was cleaned up and and tucked under the covers.

Still

not

fully

sober, and after spending so much time in the hot, cramped bathroom, Maeve's head was spinning. I'm dizzy," Maeve murmured.

"Byron, I'm

turned off the lights and walked over to her, his tone calm and measured. "Are you going to drink again?" I shook hook her head. "No more"

eve frowned and

The tight feeling in her stomach hadn't eased even now.

Byron lay down beside

her, pulling her into his arms as if out of habit. His hand rested gently on her back, patting softly eyes clo closed, sleep beginning to take hold.

Maeve nuzzled into into his chest with her

"What were you so upset about today?" Byron asked suddenly.

On the verge of of sleep, Mae Maeve answered hazily, "When are you going to... divorce me?"

Her voice grew quieter and quieter, f

fading into a weak, barely audible whisper.

But Byron heard it clearly. The softness in his eyes vanished in an instant, replaced by a cold, heavy silence.

'Have I been too kind to her lately and spoiled her too much? How dare she ask for a divorce?' he thought.

This time, it tool

three days

tasks at hand, she decided to go to the hospital for a checkup, worried that staying up all night would eventually break her

a smile after reviewing her test results. "You're four weeks pregnant." 'Pregnant? How could that be?

entire body stiffening as her mind went blank. Her lips parted, but no words

was gripped by panic

timing lined up with the night she had been drugged

problem was, she had taken

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you sure this isn't a mistake?" she

doctor answered. "It's clearly shown on the report. There's

29%

89%

taking birth control pils, and I've been careful every

rare, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. And your report shows signs of a potential miscarriage. Thankfully, it's

words sent Maeve's heart into a spiral. She wasn't sure what

said..

walked absentmindedly, almost bumping into someone. Leaving the the hospital,

found a bench and sat down, her face as pale as paper as the

baby had come so

wasn't ready to be

gently placed her hand on her flat stomach. It didn't even feel like there was a life growing

sensation was so unfamiliar, so

wanted to run, but

out her phone,

pulled up Valda's number and almost

before. She'd I know what to do,

the thought crossed her

her family wasn't

a safe haven

Macve's lips as she clutched her phone, feeling

Byron about

on the bench for what felt like ages, until her legs went numb. When she finally stood up to leave, her steps were unsteady,

sweet, their smiles innocent, and they ran

couldn't help but

she was doing, her face

at the apartment, she noticed that Byron was sitting on the couch, working on his

Ass

as he saw her, Maeve's nerves

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a nod toward the small chalkboard

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