chapter 47

Lillith stayed in a curled up position for several minutes. She had been crying so much. It was unusual. She wasn't the type to cry for that long.

It had to be pregnancy hormones. She noticed how irritable she had gotten over simple things and how certain smells disgusted the hell out of her.

She sat up and went to her bed. She sat at the edge of her bed and stared down at her hand. She had a few bruises from the harshness of caustic soda. Her hands were slimy even though it was dry and it stung.

She brought it to her cheek and pressed it against her skin.

Looking down at her belly, she said. "Hey, sweetheart. I don't know how to get us out of this really. It's really messing up with me and I am sure it's the same for you. But I promise you, we are going to find a way. I'll protect you from. I don't know who your father is and obviously, he isn't. But I promise you, I'll be both parents to you. I won't let anyone hurt you even if it means I have to kill them or