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Chapter Eight: The Choice

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Mia came back to herself in pieces.

Not all at once—never all at once. First the ache. A deep, spreading soreness that made her feel like she’d been folded wrong and left that way. Then the sounds. Low voices. Shoes on tile. A monitor ticking out a rhythm she didn’t recognize but somehow knew was hers.

Her eyelids fluttered.

She didn’t open them.

She listened.

“…pressure’s holding for now.”

“For now,” another voice echoed. Male. Tired.

“We’ve done what we can medically. But the pregnancy is com
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