I began to feel anxious the moment we stepped into the hospital lobby. It was complete; the swab was in, the samples were marked, but I still had a heavy load on my shoulders. Ashton sat beside me, his face clenched, his gaze staring ahead, indicating that he had made up his mind. He knew that in that sterile room, he had discovered something significant. He knew the truth, that in the end, would be his liberation.That's where the risk was.I gripped Henry's hand hard until he winced. His little face appeared pale and dazed, but I could not release him. Not now. I could not relax my hold on him for even a second, or it would be all over. Everything I had established, the security, the haven, my life, it would all be destroyed.“Ashton,” I whispered as the sliding doors to the reception room slid open. I halted, and he halted alongside me. My tone was quiet, like a snake poised to strike. “Do you realize what you’ve done? You’ve humiliated me in front of all these people. You’ve h
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