“And if I… don’t?”
The doctor gave her a look that wasn’t judgmental—just sad. “That’s a decision only you can make. But you’ll need to make it soon.”
That Night – Her Apartment
Lexi hadn’t returned to the penthouse.
She needed space. Air. Time to think.
Rachel called twice. Julian didn’t call at all.
She sat on her couch, wrapped in a blanket, staring at the ultrasound picture in her hand.
It wasn’t much. A blur. A flicker. But it was something.
A life. Inside her.
She had never imagined herself as a mother—not yet. Not like this. Not in the middle of so many lies and manipulations and half-truths.
She didn’t even know who she was anymore, let alone how to raise someone else.
But then she closed her eyes… and heard the heartbeat again.
And suddenly, she wasn’t sure she could l
