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.”

my hair tie and twist my

his lip.

can carry the baby to five

treatments that long… the ca ncer will have spread completely. You’d be down to days

pu ke again. “So it’s me or

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

both knew this was a longshot. Can we

I can’t bury the compulsion to try and save my baby.

transfers of a fetus or

or something, it’s actually easier because once the embryo is implanted, it either takes or it doesn’t. You already have a successful pregnancy. Attempting a uterine procedure can complicate or terminate that. There isn’t enough science.

to the nth degree.

enough time?” I ask

the baby. But if you delay your treatments

won’t be

if I started aggressive chemo and radiation immediately. And that was before the transfer of my father’s powers that

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

“No,” I whisper.

“Please.”

more questions, but Adam looks positively frazzled,

we keep this information between ourselves for a

wonder what my life would be like if I’d grown up here. Would Adam be the father of this child?

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