Chapter 35

Ariezel

The moment the words hit, all I felt was numbness.

“What? No. Impossible. It's impossible.” I pressed on.

What was she saying? My child couldn't be gone. They couldn't.

But I remembered the red stain so well. The pain.

'No.'

I looked at the woman, begging for anything but what I was thinking.

But the sad face of the pack doctor was enough proof to shatter my hopes.

Something scorching hot trailed down my face. It was my tears.

My hand pressed to my belly despite the pain. It didn't hurt,bit compared to the blbone wracking feeling I had now.

I heard ugly sounds, akin to animal noises. It was the cry of someone in grief. It only took a few seconds to realise I was the one making those noises.

I had thought that once I had escaped the pain with escaping from Derek.

I was wrong.

“No!!” my scream shattered the monotone sounds of the hospital. Huge wails shook my body.

I held my belly in my arms, ignoring all the pain and noises. It was still there, protruding. My baby was there j