Mia’s POVThe floating platform fortress swayed gently on the open sea, a steel island hidden in international waters. Ten children now filled our lives with cries, laughter, and the constant hum of medical monitors. Theo and Elias toddled between pods, chasing each other under watchful eyes. Seraphina, Aurora, Lucian, Nova, Kai, Rowan, and the two newest additions — the hidden daughter and son we had rescued — completed the chaotic symphony. And inside me, the eleventh child — the one Elara had called the Apex Heir — grew at an alarming rate.I stood on the observation deck overlooking the waves, hand pressed to my swollen belly. The enhancements had pushed this pregnancy into the third trimester in mere weeks. Damien appeared behind me, his powerful arms sliding around my waist, pulling me back against his chest. The forced proximity of the narrow deck wrapped us in a cocoon of salt air and steel.“You should be resting,” he murmured, lips brushing my ear. His hand spread wide over
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