Norma

r and prison, swung inward with a jarring clang. I blinked, my eyes stru

one of the Manning family's personal physicians. His eyes, when they landed on

ing. "Who... who are you? And what on ea

t have committed to warrant such a brutal punishment. This was the Manning world, wher

eakly lifted, displaying the platinum wedding band on my finger. The inscription, "Deeg

e took a cautious step forward, then stopped, his gaze darting nervously towards the door, as if exp

he stammered, his voice strained. "It's Dr. Albright. I've found her. Mrs. Manning. She's in

snake. She called me earlier, complaining Jada scratched it. She's always so dramatic." His tone was cold, dismissive. "Jada is perf

ne wen

at me, a dying woman, with a flicker of humanity I hadn't seen from anyone in what felt like a

ontorted with an internal struggle. His gaze fell to my swollen belly,

found resolve. "I can't just stand by." He clenched his jaw. "My w

vement sent a fresh wave of agony through my body, but a tiny spark

owards what I knew was the family's private medical center. I exhaled, a ragg

stopped short. We both

horribly, ut

he IV drips, the surgical table, the life-sav

Albright whispered, his voice laced

thing. Every single piece of equipment, every vial of medicine, every tool that could save me and m

could have sav