Chapter 23: The Heartbeat
Chapter 23: The Heartbeat
The house had been suffocated by the stench of trauma for so long that they had forgotten what the future looked like.
Sarah sat on the edge of the bed, gently guiding Chloe's small, trembling hand to her swollen abdomen. A tense silence hung in the air. Then, a sharp, sudden kick fluttered right against Chloe's palm.
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Chloe’s eyes widened. A sharp gasp escaped her lips. In a universe that had brutally introduced her to violence and death, the tiny, defiant pulse of a new life beneath her mother’s skin was a deafening miracle.
For the first time in months, a genuine, fragile light sparked in Chloe's eyes.
