No one brought up past grievances or broached uncomfortable topics with Leonel.

The waiting seemed interminable.

Marcus eventually broke the silence, offering Leonel a cigarette.

“I quit smoking,” Leonel declined.

With a scoff, Marcus walked away to smoke alone.

Inside the delivery room, the medical team continued to support Alexis.

Once her cervix had fully dilated, the pain intensified, beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

Yet, she clenched her teeth, determined not to cry out.

As the overhead lamp flickered slightly, Alexis was overwhelmed by a surge of memories.

“Alexis, let’s have another baby.

“Alexis, I promise not to hurt you again, and I won’t let Anika or any other woman come between us.

it’s too

the image of you

Alexis thought to herself.

pains, tears streamed

mix of anguish and resentment,

The pain was intense.

Fowler, arrived at 10:10 in the morning, a moment that seemed perfectly

and

her mother,” remarked the

newborn, the nurse handed

of hair sticking to her face, Alexis turned to gaze tenderly at

beautiful, despite

wave of joy

her daughter, though her complexion grew

sheet, her voice shaking as she spoke, “Prepare the plasma and start a blood

She’s hemorrhaging.

more, Alexis

Time was critical.

sprang into action, aware that the

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