The silence in the room deepened, a heavy weight pressing against everyone's chest.
Rosario was pale and yet somehow, nurse Kendall was even paler, and her lips were trembling.
Hades stared at the floor, his usual defiance nowhere to be found.
Nimo just swallowed hard and lowered her gaze. "This sucks. Is it truly the only way?"
Sunshine raised her head and replied. "If I say it is then trust me that it is." The system had confirmed that an awakened baby would not die a premature birth, but the reactions to the awakening were affecting the mother. Some of her organ functions were already deteriorating.
She had not shared this so as not to scare Rosario. The doctors would find out when they operated her anyway. The good thing was that it was not yet too late to save Rosario.
Rosario's baby kicked frantically.
