“There is no medical evidence that you were ever infertile,” Dr.

Cordelia Cabot said, laying my file open on the desk between us.

She had silver in her hair like her brother and the same economy of speech, as though words were a resource not to be wasted.

“Your hormone levels are excellent.

Your reserve is normal.

And the scarring from your last procedure came from a surgery you did not need and should never have had.”