Maryam swallowed the sudden ache in her throat.
Ihas eyed her, as if hearing her thoughts. “You realize a lost pregnancy
is rarely the mother’s fault? That most are due to abnormalities to the embryo
or fetus?”
“I did all I could to ensure my babies were healthy.”
“I’m sure you did. Did you have only one mate?”
“Of course.”
“He was tested too?”
Maryam met his gaze. “He and my doctor were adamant that there was no
need to do so.”
Ihas started. “But if the miscarriages were due to a defect in fetal
development, it could have been the father who passed along abnormalities.”
When Maryam had brought that up to the doctor, he’d given her a stern
speech on blaming her deficiencies on her husband. He’d been an unfeeling ass,
but he’d been right. “My former husband had a healthy child with another woman.”
Ihas’s brows rose. “Just as healthy parents can occasionally pass on
damaged genetics, a man with flawed genetic material can occasionally produce healthy
offspring. Any physician who didn’t eliminate all possibilities isn’t much of a
doctor.”
The thin thread of hope returned, but Maryam was afraid to grasp it. It
wasn’t worth the pain of crushing disappointment.
No release date set.
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