I began my sym

graph of us together, every memento of our shared life, an

consumed them, reducin

' d managed to finish for my first baby, the one I' d lost before the System eve

d buoyed by my feigned consideration

prepared nine times, and began to gather the sof

loe," he said brightly. "She doesn' t

estiges of my lost hopes to h

aking. I felt nothing.

g. For those specific pastries, from that little bakery

miles away, designed to k

for you," he said, kissing m

hloe appeared. She' d bee

said, a smirk playing on her lips as sh

I' d cherished. "He told me about the adoption. Such a n

e gave you. He administered the drugs himself, most times. Made sure the dosag

the air, a final,

rr, "Ethan and I, and our child, will have it al

expression. The System' s countdown was ne