MOON-BOUND HEARTS
"I wasn't sure. After everything—Caleb's return, the peace, the new threats—I didn't want to get my hopes up. I've lost so much. I couldn't bear to hope for something and have it taken away."
Marta's expression softened. She reached out and took Elara's hands in her own, her weathered fingers warm and steady. "Let me examine you. We'll know for certain."
She did, her old hands gentle but thorough. And when she was done, she looked up at Elara with a smile that crinkled the corners of her eyes.
"You're pregnant," Marta said simply. "A new life, born into peace." She shook her head slowly, wonder in her voice. "The moon works in mysterious ways, child. After everything you've survived, to be g
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