SHE WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO WAKE UP.”

checked Clara’s pulse.

Then her face changed.

“What?” I demanded.

The nurse looked horrified.

“She’s severely sedated… but that’s not the worst part.”

My stomach dropped.

“What do you mean?”

The nurse slowly pulled back part of Clara’s white dress covering her stomach.

And suddenly I understood why Helena began crying for real for the first time all day.

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