I scooted back some, rolling away on the stool. I watched them both, closely. My head snapped to Miranda when she broke the silence first.
"I knew it." She breathed breathlessly. "I knew when everyone was alive that this is what was sacrificed."
"You mean there is a zero percent chance that she will ever be able to carry our child?" Brent asked me.
"That is correct." I spoke softly.
"Why? How is that possible? How can she just take that away from her?" He seemed angry.
"It's because I burnt myself up from the inside, right?" Miranda asked me, then looking down almost as if she was ashamed that she allowed herself to give into the power.
I nodded my head. "That is exactly what happened. You melted from the inside out basically."
Tears began to spill from her eyes. "I am so sorry. S
