He needed a moment to recover from the jolt of disbelief. "What do you mean there's a fifty-fifty chance?" he stammered. "Are you saying you might not make it? Scrap that, you will make it. I'm certain. What did the doctor say?"
"Exactly what you just said, Kyle," I replied, my voice heavy with the weight of truth. "You might choose not to say it aloud, but it's an undeniable fact that both my child and I are in danger. According to the doctors, only one of us can survive. But I refuse to accept that."
A flicker of anger danced across his face. "Then why continue with the pregnancy if your life is at stake? And what about the father? He sounds like a terrible person. Why take this risk for him?"
I had already anticipated his response and braced herself. "It has nothing to do with Leo, b
