Ashlyn's POV
“The baby… it’s gone, isn’t it?”
“The fetus didn’t make it!”
The words echoed relentlessly in my mind, each one pounding guilt into my skull. Overwhelmed, I sprinted down the empty pavement, aimless and desperate. The weight inside me grew so suffocating that I barely noticed the icy chill biting at my face.
‘What have I done?’
‘When did I turn into a bully and a murderer?’
‘Xavier was right. I am inhuman.’
‘He was having a good time with her. They were even going to have a baby, but I took it away.’
‘How can I commit such a big sin? How?’ thoughts poured like rain drenching my heart and soul.
When the weight became unbearable, my legs gave out, and I collapsed onto my knees. Tilting my head up toward the pale, endless sky, I broke into tears.
The person I had beco
