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Five years into our marriage I’d suffered ten miscarriages. When I finally became pregnant again, I was cautious. I didn’t want my husband, Alexis Thompson, to be disappointed again. This time I waited until the fetus had been stable for four months before going to tell Alexix. Then, I overheard him speaking with his assistant. “Do we really want her to have this baby? Isn’t that cruel?” Melody Motley asked. Alexix said, “It’s the only way. She’s miscarried so often. If we drug her again she’ll grow suspicious.” Melody said, “That night, the man we sent to her was knocked out. I wonder whose child she is carrying.” Alexis said, “Who cares. So long as it isn’t mine.” It hit me like a sledgehammer. As I moved to burst into the room furiously, a pair of big hands clamped over my mouth.