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For weeks, I had been feeling it\u2014a fog in my brain, a metallic tang in my mouth that toothpaste couldn\u2019t scrub away. The doctors called it \u201cpregnancy brain.\u201d David called it \u201chormones.\u201d But my instincts, primal and screaming, called it something else.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m fine, David,\u201d I lied, keeping my voice steady despite the tremor in my hands. \u201cJust tired. Lily has been acting out lately. She keeps hiding my food.\u201d<\/p>\n

David laughed, a sound that lacked warmth, like dry leaves skittering on pavement. \u201cShe\u2019s just jealous, darling. She knows she won\u2019t be the only princess soon. Ignore her. Just focus on\u2026 us.\u201d
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For weeks, I had been feeling it\u2014a fog in my brain, a metallic tang in my mouth that toothpaste couldn\u2019t scrub away. The doctors called it \u201cpregnancy brain.\u201d David called it \u201chormones.\u201d But my instincts, primal and screaming, called it something else. \u201cI\u2019m fine, David,\u201d I lied, keeping my voice steady despite the tremor in…<\/p>\n

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