Ella's belly grew at an alarming rate, while the rest of her grew thinner by the day. Yet her eyes shone with feverish excitement. The more violently the child thrashed inside her, the happier she became, convinced it meant she was carrying a powerful vampire heir.This child, she believed, would secure her lifetime of glory and wealth.She became obsessed, stroking her swollen belly day after day, whispering to it as if possessed, "My darling, you must fight for your mother. As long as you're born safely, the queen's throne is mine. No cheap woman will ever dare look down on us again!"Each time she took the "secret medicine" I gave her, her face seemed to glow—only for the turmoil in her belly to intensify. She truly thought I was offering her something precious. What began as one dose a day became three, all because she begged for more.But every time the child went into a frenzy, her flesh looked as though it were being hollowed out from within. The pain was so great she often
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