The Phantom's Gambit - Chapter 83: Severed ties 2

... distressed baby’s sobs did more .

The other baby, meanwhile, lay in its stroller, calmly observing the scene with an air of quiet contentment, as if already accustomed to the world around it.

I watched on, frozen in a mix of emotions, unsure of how to feel. These tiny beings, my babies, had just been placed into this world, and I hadn’t even had the chance to carry them yet.

Fear gripped my heart, its icy fingers wrapping tightly around my emotions. I was terrified that i ...