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ort. She shut the door behind her.
I searched her face for reassurance.
“The urine test was wrong, wasn’t it?”
She didn’t answer immediately.
“We repeated the test using Sophie’s blood.”
My stomach tightened.
“And?”
“The result is positive.”
Sophie began shaking her head.
“But I’ve never even kissed anyone.”
“I believe you,” Dr. Ortiz said.
Outside the room, Eric was still shouting at Daniel. Every person in the hallway had turned to watch the man they already believed had harmed my child.
Dr. Ortiz lowered her voice.
“The laboratory ran the sample twice. Sophie has a significant amount of pregnancy hormone in her blood.”
I gripped the side of the bed.
“What happens now?”
“We need an ultrasound immediately.”
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