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Kayla's POV

My heart plummeted as The King’s cold, hard gaze burned through me… he looked at me like I was some kind of monster before storming away with Lily attached at his side.

What did I just say? I wasn't thinking I… I only wanted to protect myself. It was the only way I could protect my heart, the only way I could keep from falling apart.

He didn't understand, he couldn’t understand. I didn’t want to carry this child only to have it taken away from me the moment it was born. I didn’t want to suffer through the pain of bringing life into the world just to be left with nothing but emptiness. It wasn’t that I hated the baby; I just couldn’t bear the thought of losing it after it was born.

I held a chair for support, feeling my legs turn to jelly, the tears I had kept at bay suddenly broke through its walls.

“Kayla.”

I jumped at the sound of my name, my breath catching in my throat. I turned to see Josh standing a few feet away, a smirk playing on his lips. He looked amused, his ey
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