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h Heidi's abdomen li
white. Her fingernails bit so hard into her own palms that the skin broke, but the p
d a frantic, high-pitched beeping. Her h
ld sweat. She reached a trembling hand toward Nurse La
, her throat raw. "The
back. Her face was a ma
n't given the o
her cracked lips. Her stomach muscles seized violently. She couldn't breathe. Thavy oak door
ight from the hallway sp
te wal
nd intricate lace dragged across the sterile linoleum floor, making a soft, sickening rustle.
ocked onto the fabric
pages because Christian always dismissed her art as the foolish doodles of a gold digger. Sh
t-drenched, agonizing form. A slow, mocking smirk twisted her re
t, her chest heaving. "W
d fingers pinched Heidi's pal
red, her voice dripping with fake pity. "An engagement
rd she gagged. The physical pain of labor was instantly swallowed by
n again. Dr. Helen
Brigette in the wedding dress. Sh
Dr. Mercer announced, her voice entirely devoi
out her phone. The screen was already lit up with an active call.
" Brigette
por
stian Page's signature baritone voice. Ice-c
t down Heidi's cheeks. Sh
r voice tearing her vocal cords
the line for exa
rough the speaker, ignoring Heidi
delivery now, the mother's body will give out. We can only
screen of the phone, her heart hammering wildly against her ribs. Sh
" Christian ordered. He did
ing of hope she had left. Her body went entirely numb. The ma
shoved the phone screen into Heidi's face, forcing
d flooded her veins. She lunged forward, her bloody fingers clawing des
down onto the mattress. She strapped the he
tion drugs," Dr. M
eep into her skin. She watched as Lau
Her vision immediately began to tunne
ng face. She burned the texture
f in the dark, I will make the Page family ble
t out a single, pier
latline echoed in the room as h

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