ARIA POV
I was sipping wine when I felt butterflies bubble in my stomach, and I almost smiled, thinking back to all those romances where they describe love that way.
Only… I didn’t think I’d feel nauseous too.
My freaking butterflies were having a full-blown panic attack inside me, and I had to set the wine down and take a deep breath to calm myself.
Then the first wave of pain hit.
It wasn’t strong, didn’t take my breath away or make me double over.
It started low, dull and familiar—too close to period cramps for comfort.
I mentally calculated when my last one had been and…
Yeah.
Way too early.
Heat started washing over me.
Deep.
Strong.
Spreading from my belly all the way up to my head until I felt lightheaded, like something was building inside me with nowhere to go, moving
