Chapter 139 Born Into The Storm

• The fluorescent lights cast a pale wash over the consultation room. Medical charts lined the far wall, but the air felt heavier than clinical protocol.
• Dr. Hakeem rose from his desk as Regan and Zara entered. He looked up from the folder in his hands, his face calm but drawn from lack of sleep and deeper, unspoken concerns. Zara lingered behind Regan, her arms folded tightly across her midsection as though guarding both herself and her unborn child.
• DR. HAKEEM