Lyra’s POV
The words struck me like lightning as I almost fell over, suddenly I couldn’t breathe. Pregnant? The word echoed in my mind, a concept so foreign, so unexpected, that it took me a moment to fully understand what she was saying.
How?
No, no, no, how could this happen?
“No,” I whispered, shaking my head slightly, as if denying the possibility could make it disappear. “That… that can’t be.”
The woman’s smile only widened, her gaze soft, understanding. “It’s common to feel a bit shocked at first,” she said gently. “But I’ve seen enough pregnancies to know the signs. The dizziness, the nausea—it all fits.”
I stared at her, my mind reeling, a thousand thoughts racing through me, each one more confusing than the last. Pregnant.
My mind flashed to the nights I had spent with Coli
