YELENA

I didn’t know if it was the pregnancy doing this to me, or if my mind had finally decided to turn against me. Either way, something had been wrong for days now.

A tight feeling that wouldn’t leave my chest. A whisper at the back of my thoughts that kept poking, even when I tried to ignore it.

It was too early for pregnancy symptoms. I knew that. I’d told myself that over and over, like repeating it enough times would make the unease disappear.

So I pushed it down. That had ...