Ivy’s POV
I sat by the window in my room, watching the morning light spill over the garden walls. The nurses were gone now. They had done their checks, whispered to each other in soft voices, and left me alone to rest. But how could I rest?
There was a quietness in the room, almost peaceful. But inside me, everything was loud. My heart, my thoughts, the sound of the nurse’s words repeating again and again in my head.
“You’re pregnant, Luna. The baby is safe. You and the baby are both safe.”
Pregnant.
I pressed my hand against my stomach, but there was nothing to feel yet. No bump. No movement. Just the knowing. Just the weight of it.
Pregnant.
The word didn’t feel real. It floated above me, refusing to land. Refusing to settle in.
I closed my eyes and leaned my head against the gla
