“No!!” he groans, then sags against Ken, who holds him upright. “It can't be true. Caterina is too smart to do something like that.”“No matter what you think or how you feel,” I continue, ignoring his emotional outburst. “It's true. She's pregnant, so if you don't think this is tearing me apart, ripping my heart to shreds, I don't know how else to prove it to you. Do you need to see me bleeding out? Would that satisfy you? Make you understand how important this is?”At the other end of the hall, the elevator doors slide open, and the sight of my daughter's pale, motionless form on the wheeled bed pulls me from the conversation. I try to distract myself from the tubes in her arms, but it isn't easy. I hate seeing her like this and, even more, knowing she is here because of me. She will be devastated when she discovers the bald patch on the back of her head where ten stitches now reside. I forget all about Charles and our conversation and sprint across the space to greet the nurse.“Th
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