Chapter 51: Tainted

Chapter 51: Tainted Adrian's world had already shattered. His screams had torn his throat but it was nothing compared to the horror that unfolded before his eyes. The doctor had done it. The three-month-old fetus... his child—had been successfully removed from Noelle's womb. Adrian slumped forward in the chair as he gasped for breath. Sweat clung to his skin, mixing with the dried blood crusted along his wrists where the restraints had cut deep. His mind was disoriented, refusing to process what he had just witnessed.  'This isn't real. It couldn't be.' He thought.  The past few minutes felt like a nightmare and an illusion that was so cruel that his mind rejected it outright. But everything he saw was real. And his child... was gone. The thought slammed into him like a freight train, knocking what little breath he had left from his lungs. His heart pounded so hard, it was hammering against his ribs as if it, too, were fighting to escape this reality. But his body felt numb and hollow.