Cut Scene: Quiet Time in the Barn

This scene was originally part of The Motherhood Mandate, but it was cut to tighten the pacing. I kept it because it reveals something essential. Rylee isn’t debating policy or facing conflict. She’s alone, sorting through what this pregnancy means in the quiet company of a horse and a journal. It’s a pause between storms, a moment where we see her begin to process not just what’s happening to her but who she wants to be because of it.

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