t felt like a storm raging inside he

at's happen

iting area while the doctor

tor looked at her curiously a

e Hadley responded affi

doctor finally announ

s breath away, her eyes widening

ressive, causing her to lose her ap

was the heat or perh

"Is this what morning

previous night, it would have been a joyous occa

the doctor. "Is there any chance this is a mis

u last have

ression changed as she made the

pansively as he handed

ment towards her. "See for yourself. The blood

rds "early pregnancy" showed on the repor

ked up the report, and soft

rays of the summer sun prompte

ley whispered to herself,

two months old, and their physical relation

nterested in being intimate, and frankly, she didn't mu

ainful tru

imacy he was aver

imate were probably just to fulfill

elf pregnant at the mo

do?" Hadley pon

ht to keep

ecision overwhelmed Hadley. She felt to

she must spe

ter all, t

inda was recovering from her miscarriage, h

c's security, Xander and Theodore Todd. "Mrs. Fly

ey blinked and

rectly from Mr. Fly

s ord

again, or was he concerned Linda m

mix of defeat and desperation,

o enter. Just let him know I mu

ked at each other. "We

ide to inform Eri

red it. "I won't meet with her," he instructed. "Make

ore responded before returning

ley's face lost all its color, and he

s Harris might awaken any moment, and it

going

bit down hard, drawing bloo

Hadley paused abruptly

n't just

o a place where everything would be strange an

by the entrance, hoping to interc

stiff with cold. Darkness fell, and a

might spend the night in the

treetlights enhanced Eric's stri

alled out, dashi

turned into a deep

nce,

way by the guards, her

s urgent!" Hadley yelled, her

forward, igno

, he entered without

voice broke with despair and disbelief

, shutting the car door and com

Hadley's expression turned to

y ounce of her strength to break free

ease! Sto

cries as she pursued

ned her lungs, y

lf from her. Just as she neared the hospital gate, Ha

h.

ted a sharp cr

ooked back and murmured

sh

w Hadley lying on the wet ground, drenched and h

tough. She'll recover. Drive faster. Let's ensure

stood,

o the distance. Helplessly, Hadley watched as

arms and palms were scraped and bleedin

lt was sharp, a

as Hadley shut her eyes, o

y and emotionally, Hadley collapsed onto her sofa still

he have left? Who

her phone. She bypassed her contacts,

tton, a surge of hope

he held her breath in

female voic

icker of hope in Ha

he woman on the line warned, "If

er, the lin

ed down her face. She realized the call had been a mistake. Frustrated, sh

ged on in a bl

was jolted awake by the incessant ringing of t

g, the person stormed in

n evident on his otherw