Alex’s POVThe nausea hit me without warning.One moment I was half-asleep, warm under the covers, and the next my stomach twisted so hard I almost could not breathe. I shoved the blankets aside and stumbled toward the bathroom, barely making it to the sink before the sickness took over. I gripped the cold porcelain with both hands, head bowed, as the first real wave of morning sickness tore through me. It was worse than the mild dizziness from the day before. This felt deeper. More physical. More real.Marcus was behind me almost immediately. I had not heard him get up, but his hand settled on my back, firm and steady, while I leaned over the sink and tried to ride out the worst of it.“Breathe,” he said quietly. “Do not fight it. Just breathe.”I wanted to tell him I did not need help. I wanted to push him away and handle it myself the way I always had. But my legs felt unsteady, and the nausea kept rolling through me in sharp waves. When it finally eased, I rinsed my mouth with sha
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