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Chapter 10

Author: Rikki
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-30 01:23:11

Karline’s POV

That night, I couldn’t take it anymore. The silence. The distance. The unanswered questions that ate at me like fire.

I heard the front door click open past ten, his familiar footsteps echoing through the hallway. My heart raced as I stood from the couch, the sonogram reports clutched tightly in my hand.

“Reid,” I called softly.

He stopped, turning his head slightly. His face was unreadable, shadowed by exhaustion.

I took a step closer, my throat tight. “I went to the doctor
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