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ISABELLE “You’ve been quiet since you took the pill.” Sage’s voice pulled me out of my thoughts.“I feel weird.” My voice was barely above a whisper.“How weird?”“Like I’m murdering someone.”Sage’s smile was sad. “You need to stay calm. It’s barely been five days in total. Not sure that’s even enough time for anything to take root.”She paused. “But your mixed feelings are valid. It’s your first time doing this – and I’m sure you’ve sworn off sex entirely. Forever!”My hand drifted to my stomach without thinking. If there was one thing I knew about myself, It was that I hated interfering with the natural order of things. Earlier, I’d been certain I didn’t want to carry Matt’s child, and yet now, faced with the possibility of erasing even that fragile reality, I didn’t feel any better.I didn’t know what I wanted. I was a mess.“Should we step out?” Sage offered. “It might help to get some air.”“No.” I shook my head. “I would rather stay in.”A beat of silence passed before I remem

ISABELLEThe car that pulled up wasn’t the sleek black town car with a driver I’d half-expected. It was Matt himself, behind the wheel of a dark Mercedes, the engine purring softly in the quiet evening.He didn’t get out. Didn’t honk. Just sat there, engine idling, waiting.I stood on the sidewalk, frozen for a moment.Even through the windshield, even in the fading evening light, I could see him clearly. Dark suit, jacket probably discarded somewhere in the back seat, his white shirt crisp against his skin, sleeves rolled to his forearms. One hand rested on the steering wheel, the other on his thigh. His jaw was set. His eyes were fixed directly on me.He looked… devastating.I’d seen him just this morning. Had left his house hours ago. But somehow, seeing him now – here, in my sister’s neighborhood, having dropped everything to come get me, made my stomach flip in a way I wasn’t prepared for.That was it. The moment I either committed to this or walked away.Aurora’s words cut throu