Rejected and Pregnant I Fled The Pack (Evelyn and Damon) novel Chapter 254

Nadia pov

I couldn't sit there any longer, listening to Robert calmly detail the various families Genevieve had apparently destroyed, understanding with each new devastating account exactly how thoroughly these people believed I owed them something for crimes I'd never actually committed.

*I can't believe they genuinely expect me to pay for my mother's sins,* I thought, the weight of it crushing down on me with sudden, overwhelming force. *As if I chose any of this. As if I asked to be born from her manipulation, her violence, her endless destruction.*

I felt my composure shattering before I could actually stop it, tears already blurring my vision as I stood abruptly, muttering something about needing a moment before rushing from the study, understanding I couldn't allow myself to actually break down in front of Robert and Callum given everything else currently requiring their careful, professional attention.

I found the nearest bathroom and locked myself inside, sinking against the door as the sobs finally broke free entirely.

*I can't deal with this,* I thought, my whole body shaking with the sheer, overwhelming weight of everything—the letter, the accumulated grief of families I'd never met, the genuine terror that regardless of everything I'd survived and overcome, I would apparently always be defined by circumstances entirely outside my control.

I didn't hear the door, didn't register anything beyond my own overwhelming distress until gentle hands were suddenly turning me, and I looked up to find Ethan there, having apparently followed me without my even noticing.

"Hey," he said softly, his voice carrying immediate, gentle concern despite the obvious chaos of my current state. "I've got you."

Before I could fully process what was happening, he'd lifted me carefully into his arms, and I found myself pressing my face against his shoulder, still sobbing, as he carried me from the bathroom, moving purposefully toward his bedroom.

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