Chapter 210

Iris jolted awake to the blinding sunlight filtering through the barred window of her room.

For a moment, she felt disoriented, the events of the last few weeks crashing back into her mind with a painful clarity.

She had been locked up here for what seemed like an eternity, and every day was a reminder of the uncertain future that awaited her.

She shifted on the thin mattress, her body stiff from the confinement. But just as she tried to get comfortable, a sharp, unbearable pain shot through her waist and stomach, radiating down to her legs.

A sudden sensation gripped her, one she had felt creeping for days but had brushed off out of fear. This time, it was undeniable.

Iris gasped, her hand instinctively moving to her stomach, her fingers trembling. The pain increased, a sensation unlike anything she had ever felt before. Her breath caught in her throat, and before she could process what was happening, a scream ripped from her mouth.

The sound echoed off the walls of the small room