Celeste pov. It felt like a punch to the gut, not physically, but the words that stumbled from Ethan’s mouth cut just as deep. I blinked, staring into his furious gaze, caught between disbelief and... hope. Hope that maybe what he’d just said was some cruel joke, that he’d correct himself. But seconds passed, and he didn’t. He was deadly serious. I knew this, yet I couldn’t stop myself from blurting out, “W-what did you say?” I asked, breathless, not even caring about the pain of his nails digging into my skin. His brows furrowed, his glare unrelenting, and he opened his mouth to speak again but before he could, Liora began coughing through her tears beside me. Almost instantly, Ethan rose from the bed and shoved me aside, sending me crashing to the floor as he leaned toward her. “Are you okay? Do you feel any pain? You should stop crying, it’s not good for the child,” he said worriedly, the frown still etched on his face as he pulled Liora into his arms protectively.
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