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

erase the image of you

Alexis thought to herself.

pains, tears

resentment, she

The pain was intense.

Fowler, arrived at 10:10 in the

and measured

her

the newborn, the nurse handed her to

brow and the strands of hair sticking

indeed beautiful, despite

joy

though her

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

She’s hemorrhaging.

could say more, Alexis

Time was critical.

sprang into action,

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