Chapter 2
My voice cracked as I choked out the words. “Sorry, Mia. Didn’t mean to mess up your party.”
Cameron stared at my pale face, his brow furrowed.
I turned to leave when screams erupted behind me. Then I turned back and saw that Dylan was cradling Mia, with blood seeping from her lips.
“Stop!” Cameron grabbed my wrist and dragged me back roughly.
One of the doctors in the crowd immediately examined the jade pieces and went white.
“Jesus Christ—this thing’s laced with poison!”
Hearing that, Cameron grabbed my hair and slapped me hard across the face. My vision went black, ears ringing.
“Why…” Mia whispered weakly in Dylan’s arms. “Why did you try to poison me?”
At the hospital, a team of fifty doctors worked frantically to save her life.
Meanwhile, the bodyguards forced me to my knees, and Dylan kicked me square in the chest. “If anything happens to my wife, you’re fucking dead!”
“She’s all yours.” At his words, Cameron’s voice was flat, emotionless.
At that time, a nurse burst through the doors. “Patient’s crashing! We need blood now! AB-negative, stat!”
Before I could even think, Cameron was hauling me down the hallway by my arm.
The moment that the needle bit into my vein and I flinched.
“Not enough. Keep drawing.” Cameron stared at the blood bag, his voice dead cold.
The nurse checked my monitor, looking worried. “Mr. Pierce, your wife’s pressure is tanking. If we take more—”
“Are you deaf?” He slammed the table. “This is my goddamn hospital. Do it.”
After they’d sucked out a full pint, my knees buckled. Everything went fuzzy and I broke out in a cold sweat.
Cameron finally nodded for the nurse to stop. Then he didn’t even spare me a glance and just bolted straight to Mia’s room.
I stumbled to her doorway, gripping the frame for support as I watched Cameron and Dylan were both at her bedside like lovesick puppies.
One was spooning soup, blowing gently to cool it, while the other offered her water with gentle whispers.
That’s when I felt something warm trickling down my thigh.
I stood there frozen. My period wasn’t due for today.
Then it clicked—I’d missed three cycles in a row. Ever since the attack, my body had been completely fucked up. Missing periods was just part of the nightmare.
I glanced toward Cameron when Mia suddenly shrieked, “Jesus, Sarah! You’re bleeding!”
The world tilted and I hit the floor hard.
When I woke up again, I heard a hushed voices outside the door. “Mr. Pierce, your wife’s pregnant. The blood loss nearly caused a miscarriage.”
My hand unconsciously moved to my stomach.
This unexpected life, was just like a ray of light suddenly breaking through the darkness, rekindling a flicker of hope in my dead heart.
“Schedule the abortion.” Cameron’s cold voice cut through the door. “This baby can’t stay.”
