Chapter 211

THREE MONTHS AGO

AARON

A tray of food appears at my elbow, and I blearily glance up at James, who stares down at me with the same sad, sympathetic expression everyone gives me these days.

“When was the last time you slept properly?” James asks. “You look like s hit.”

I try to remember when I got anything more than a short doze in between dealing with the packs, the businesses and spending every other waiting moment coming back to Leah’s bedside over and over again.

My mate.

And our son, growing in her belly, getting bigger and stronger everyday.

I reach over and lightly place my hand on her swollen belly,

wishing for the millionth time that Leah could be awake to

witness the miracle going on within her beautiful body.

up.

know if she will

soul left her body, and when I claimed her

don’t know what I’m supposed to do

I’m meant to

that she’s existing in this kind of half-life and wish it would end, wonder if maybe when the baby is born, we shouldn’t do the kinder thing in taking

day she’ll open her eyes and smile up at

clings on inside my

I tell James,

last slept

going to tell me

the millionth time-but an alarm starts up

monitoring Leah.

feet as Adam rushes

happening?” I demand, fearful of what this

mean.

first, Adam also seems to be in a panic,

me as he starts making adjustments to the machine and

having contractions,” Adam says, and for a second,

mean-” I

“Leah is

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