I stood there frozen in place as the weight of Sila's words crushed down on me. Abort it and move on. Those words kept replaying in my head over and over again and I felt like I was going to be sick. "Silas, please," I whispered but he had already turned his attention back to the papers on his desk as if I was not even there anymore. "Leave Jade," He spat without looking up and I wanted to scream at him and tell him that this baby was his whether he believed it or not, but the words would not come out. My throat felt tight and my eyes burned with tears that I refused to let fall in front of him. I turned and walked out of his office on shaky legs. I somehow managed to return to my department without collapsing. Julia gave me another concerned look, but I ignored her and gathered m

