Once Azriel left the room, Dahlia waited a few minutes before standing up. Tears polled in her eyes as she rubbed her stomach where a life was now growing in. She was pretending to be asleep and had heard everything they were talking about, including the excitement in Azriel's voice each time he spoke to her. She felt guilty. They were all happy and excited about her pregnancy while she was pretending to be asleep just so she wouldn't face them in the moment.
She brought a pillow up to her face and cried her heart out. Her mind was so preoccupied that she didn't register the presence of someone else in the room until a hand was placed on her shoulder. Dahlia looked up to find Analice looking at her warmly and the sight of that made her break down even more.
