Chapter 85

“No. That’s not possible.”

He quirks his head. “Stop me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure your former husband would have s*x with you.”

Yes. All the time.

Sometimes multiple times. Daily.

I gulp.

My hands instinctively go to my stomach.

Adam’s gaze goes to the cooler across the room where he’s storing my chemotherapy then back to me.

“I, uh, can’t take the drugs to ki ll the ca ncer without k illing my baby.”

He frowns. His eyes are so kind. But the pity I see there… it ki lls

“This particular ca ncer…no.”

hair tie

bites his lip.

If I can carry the baby to five or six months, the child could survive then, right?”

premature births are quite good.” Adam frowns. “But if you forego treatments that long… the ca ncer will

I’m going to pu ke again. “So it’s me or

stack of papers. I’ve clearly unnerved him. “I’ll confer with Dr. Henley. We

this was a longshot. Can we transfer the embryo? Maybe find a

di e, but I can’t bury

of a fetus or embryo

successful pregnancy. Attempting a uterine procedure can complicate or terminate that. There isn’t enough science. Even at four or five months, we can do more with a premature delivery. The first trimester is a time

risk to

have enough time?” I ask Adam.

the baby. But if you delay your treatments that long,

There won’t be any

me out at 5% if I started aggressive chemo and radiation immediately. And that was before the transfer of my father’s powers that have also boosted the aggressiveness of the ca ncer, it seems.

you need to abort. We can start treatments. There is still a chance that we can save

“No,” I whisper.

“Please.”

to ask more questions, but Adam looks positively frazzled,

we keep this information between ourselves for a minute.”

be like if I’d grown up here. Would Adam be the father of this child? Would I be si ck at all?

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