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Chapter 67: Third Trimester Complications

Author: Evve
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-02 22:55:08

Thirty weeks felt less like a milestone and more like a sentence.

My ankles had disappeared three days ago, replaced by swollen, fluid-filled stumps that throbbed in time with my heartbeat. My back felt like it was being slowly sawed in half by a dull blade. And the exhaustion... it wasn't just tired. It was a heavy, gray blanket that smothered me the moment I opened my eyes.

"Your blood pressure is 150 over 95, Aria," Dr. Martinez said, peeling the velcro cuff off my arm. Her voice lacked its usual warmth. It was professional. Concerned.

I sat on the exam table, blinking at the spots dancing in my vision. "Is that bad? I mean, I ran here. Well, waddled quickly."

"It's high," Dr. Martinez said, not smiling. "And there's protein in your urine sample."

The air in the room seemed to thin.

"What does that mean?" I asked, my hand instinctively going to the high, hard curve of my stomach. Emma shifted under my palm, a slow, lazy roll.

"It means we're looking at the early stages of pre-eclam
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