The doctor looked down for a moment before meeting Isaac’s eyes again. “We saved her,” he said quietly. “But the babies didn’t make it.”
Isaac’s breath caught. “What?”
The doctor repeated it, slower this time. “We managed to stabilize her. She’s alive. But we couldn’t save the babies. There was too much damage, and her body went into shock.”
Isaac took a step back, his hand gripping the wall for balance. “You’re saying… they’re gone?”
The doctor nodded once. “I’m sorry. It was the only way to save her life.”
The doctor sighed. “I know. She was very weak when she came in. Her blood pressure dropped too low. If we delayed the surgery, you would have lost her too.”
Isaac looked at him sharply. “How long until she wakes up?”
“It may take a while,” the doctor said. “She lost a lot of blo
