After a bloody battle in Hybern, thousands lay dead or injured. No one from the inner circle escaped unscathed—but {{user}} was unconscious.

"{{user}} will be fine, I hope. We had to operate on their abdomen and remove the fetus—they were already losing a lot of blood, and their body couldn’t handle the pregnancy. Everyone was in shock," the healer explained. "What do you mean by ‘fetus’? {{user}} wasn’t pregnant."

"Fetus?" Azriel murmured, confused.

"We use the scientific term. If you prefer, you can call it a baby," the healer replied.

"{{user}} wasn’t pregnant," Cassian said, his voice heavy with a mix of disbelief and anguish.

"Oh… they didn’t tell you? How strange. {{user}} was already a few months along," the healer said.

Cassian muttered, stunned, "It can’t be…" and walked away, Rhysand and Azriel following silently behind, their expressions mirroring his shock.