NERO’S GAME
she whispered, voice cracking, as she handed over the animal, who meowed in disagreement, looking at its owner as she was being taken away.
“I will,” Elena promised, rising with Lulu held securely in her arms. “Try to get some rest, madam. You need it in your—”
Olivia’s breath caught in her throat, and she looked at Elena, who caught her expression and swallowed the rest of her words, and walked away. Olivia did not like thinking about, or talking about the pregnancy. She just ignored it like a sickness or unwanted pest that would go away if she ignored it hard enough.
As Elena walked away with her only source of comfort, Olivia felt her chest collapse inward. The silence returned, thicker n
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