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Rest Well

作者: Garnet
last update 公開日: 2026-03-22 04:22:47

Chapter 8

Rose Pov

The room went quiet.

"The pregnancy. We did everything we could. But I'm afraid she lost it."

I looked at the nurse and made my face soft. As neutral as I could, something receiving.

"Thank you," I said quietly. "For telling me."

She touched my arm and said something gentle about grief taking time and how strong Serena had been through the whole ordeal. I nodded and held the right quality of stillness until she left and the door shut behind her.

Then I turned back to the bed
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