Iris's POV:
The cemetery fell silent.
Sienna seemed to realize she'd said something she shouldn't have and hurriedly covered her mouth.
"A friend of mine works there. She said she saw Iris going into the maternity center. I thought Cornell already knew..."
Cornell's grip on my arm tightened abruptly. His eyes widened with shock before fury took over.
"You aborted my pup? Iris, who gave you the right to do that?"
My phone was still ringing in my ear.
I looked at him, overcome with sorrow.
"The pup was growing inside my body. Whether I carried it to term was my decision."
"That was my pup!"
"And what was supposed to happen after I gave birth? You'd take its heart while I stood there and watched?"
Cornell's hand went rigid.
I finally managed to wrench my arm free. Dark red fingerp
