Chapter 53

• ROSE
• I feel a wave of nausea wash over me as I realize the true extent of Amanda's cruelty. She's not just asking me to give up my baby, she's asking me to trade one child's life for another. She's asking me to choose between my two children, to decide which one is more worthy of life.
• I shake my head, trying to clear the fog of horror that's descending upon me. "I won't do it," I say, my voice firm but shaking with emotion. "I won't give up my baby."