Lauren’s scream ripped through Alex’s hospital room, her world imploding as Priya’s words—“Tom’s gone. He didn’t make it”—struck like a blade. Her knees buckled, her hands clawing the air, tears flooding her face. “No, no, NO!” she wailed, her voice raw, shattering the sterile silence. Alex’s arms reached for her, his face pale, but she stumbled back, her sob choking her. “Tom, my Tom!” Guilt crashed over her, the forbidden kiss with Alex a brand on her soul. “I killed him!” she screamed, her heart a bleeding wound, Priya’s tear-streaked face blurring before her.“Lauren, we have to go to him!” Priya cried, grabbing her arm, her voice trembling. “Come on, now!” But Lauren’s legs felt like lead, stuck to the ground, her body shaking, her emerald coat drenched in tears. “He’s dead, Priya!” she sobbed, her voice a broken wail. “Because of me! Because I brought this war, Melissa, Dan, all of it!” She clutched her belly, her baby’s kick a cruel pulse amidst her grief.Priya pulled her,
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