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Chapter 58

Author: Aurora
last update publish date: 2025-12-09 15:44:47

Hailey

"Push! One more push!"

Margaret's voice cut through my screams. I'd been in labor for twelve hours. Twelve hours of pain beyond anything I'd experienced.

"I can't. I can't do it."

"You can," Lucian said, holding my hand. He'd been beside me the entire time, never leaving even when I'd cursed him and blamed him for putting me through this. "You're the strongest person I know. You can do this."

"Easy for you to say! You're not the one pushing a watermelon out of your body!"

"Fair point. Bu
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