Carys's POV:
When I woke up, it was already morning.
Pain rolled through my abdomen in waves.
Rhys was sitting beside the bed. The moment he heard me stir, he woke up.
"Does it hurt?"
I shook my head.
A nurse came in to check on me and said, "Good thing you got here when you did. Any later, and it could've been dangerous."
I touched my lower abdomen.
It was flat, wrapped in thick layers of gauze.
My voice came out rough. "Was it an ectopic pregnancy?"
The room went quiet for a moment.
Rhys lowered his eyes. "Yes. The surgery went well."
I stared at the ceiling for a long time before softly saying, "Okay."
I'd found out I was pregnant last week. I'd planned to wait until Dorian came home and tell him in person.
I'd even bought a pale-blue box and put the lab report inside with
