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I came home for a forgotten folder and froze when I saw my mother forcing my eight-month-pregnant wife to eat table scraps on the floor in front of six laughing guests. “She’s carrying a peasant’s child, she belongs with the dogs,” my mother sneered. “Don’t ever touch her again,” I said as I quietly dialed 911. Three hours later, the ER doctor handed me an ultrasound report that made my blood run cold.

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CHAPTER 2

While a team of nurses administered intravenous iron, essential fluids, and powerful muscle relaxants to stall premature labor, I stepped out into the hospital courtyard. The air was biting, but I couldn’t feel it. I pulled out my phone and dialed Wyatt, my corporate investigator, and Marcus, my head of residential security.

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