Chapter 38 – The Ultrasound and the Care She Needs

Point of View: Alternating between Sofía Rojas and Adrián Castell

The ultrasound room was white, warm, and quiet.

Sofía lay on the examination table wearing a light blue cotton gown, slightly open at the abdomen. Her hair was pulled back, exposing her tired but determined profile.

Adrián sat beside her, his heart lodged somewhere in his throat. He held her hand as if that simple gesture could bridge the distance he himself had created.

Dr. Ange