The Phoenix Bride Rises: Trust Was Her First Mistake
They couldn’t risk the Santons finding out, especially Gerard, who still watched her like a hawk.
The next morning, she sat quietly in the clinic’s waiting room, draped in a scarf and oversized sunglasses. Her stomach fluttered, not just with nerves, but with the soft rhythm of life inside her. Something had shifted in the past few days.
The technician smiled gently. “Let’s get you on the table, dear. We’ll run a full scan.” Arla-Rosa nodded, lying back, her fingers locked across her belly. The cold gel made her flinch slightly. Then the wand glided across her abdomen, and the room filled with a faint, irregular sound, like the rustle of a hummingbird wings.
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