Devin’s POV
I stood still, my lips quivering at the thought of what had happened.
“She lost the child.”
The words repeated themselves in my mind on my lips. Startled by the door that closed shut behind me. I returned to myself, falling to the ground. I leaned on the wall.
“What have I done?” I asked myself. No replies. The chirping of birds rang clear in the afternoon sky.
Avane stepped out, his body casting a shadow over me.
“What should I have done, Avane?”
He kept quiet. Maybe avoiding my question would do me greater good than anything he might have thought.
I looked around, drunk from the haze of the information the healer gave to us.
“Why is this happening?”
He looked at me like something was out of place, stretching his hands towards me like I sought his help.
I slapped
