Serena couldn't sleep. Her abdomen was still cramping, a dull,

guest room door. Th

. As she passed the grand staircase,

tor

ost more than Serena's car. She was looking

, her voice echoing slightly in the cavernous

stop. "I'm g

why Julian chose me, don't you? Because you are b

irs. She looked up. "At least I don't u

's eyes

library. Julian stepped out, still wea

Her expression c

t a sharp

herself

last two steps of the staircase, landing on the p

an! H

see Victoria sprawled on the floor and Serena standing frozen at th

hing her ankle. "She pushed

om the bottom of the stairs. Her hands

a. His eyes were black wi

d, her voice rising. "I was stand

ace in Julian's chest. "She said she h

't feel my ankle..

rena again. He scooped V

sharply. His shoulder

ena, already weak and dizzy from the pain and

gh her body. A sharp, tearing pai

e wall, gasping.

y walking away, carrying Vict

e shouted to the butler who

n't lo

floor. She watch

r with disdain. He turn

a was

h between her le

a trembling hand. She

oo

ood against h

d absolute, se

t cramping. Sh

ony. She couldn't stay here. If she stayed here, she would lose the bab

the guest room. S

bought online from an overseas pharmacy when she first suspected the preg

s dry. They scratched

lutching her stomach. She knew she needed a hospital, but going th

ed the life inside her.