Laura’s POVAs my heavy eyelids slowly opened,the first thing I felt was a sharp, piercing pain in my head. I tried to sit up, but a wave of dizziness forced me back against the pillows. Why am I in a hospital? The last thing I remembered was Margaret’s face filled with anger,her slap, the sickening crack as my head hit the table.“Doctor! Doctor Zach!! She’s awake!”Alexander’s voice echoed from the doorway and he sounded worried? I blinked, trying to focus as footsteps rushed into the room. A male doctor in a white coat entered first, followed closely by Vivian and Alexander. The doctor immediately moved to check my vitals, his stethoscope cold against my chest because reality was beginning to set in and I was scared, terrified actually. Had they figured it out? Did they know the pregnancy was fake? My mind raced through various thoughts and possibilities with panic. If Alexander discovered the lie now, especially after everything with Eduardo and Margaret, I would lose him forever.
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