Estella's POV
Mia’s words hit me like a sledgehammer, crushing the fiery rage I felt moments ago. My threats lodge in my throat, suffocated by the weight of her claim. My mind spins, grappling with this bombshell, but no matter how I turn it over, it doesn’t add up.
“That’s impossible,” Killian growls, his body rigid with fury. “We were never together.”
Mia recoils as if slapped, her face a mask of wounded indignation. “I know it didn’t mean anything to you, Killian, but you can’t erase the past just because it’s inconvenient.”
“She’s probably lying,” I say, a spark of clarity cutting through my overloaded mind. “Pregnant women can’t be jailed in this territory. She knows that.”
“Test me,” Mia snaps, lifting her chin in defiance. “I’m telling the truth.”
“Get a doctor,” Killian or
