Cruel Irony

PIPER’S POV

Disbelief, I realized at that moment, was not loud.

It did not scream or demand to be acknowledged. It settled quietly, numbing everything in its path, wrapping itself around the mind in a way that made reality feel distant, almost unreal.

Because as I stood there, staring at Gemma, listening to the words she had just spoken, I found that I could not fully process them.

Pregnant. Kella