Chapter 15

Chapter 15:

With a hand that shook slightly, Sadie hesitated, then pressed the answer button.

“Hello…” Her greeting was timid, laced with a hoarseness born of her anxiety.

“Sadie, where on earth are you?” Noah’s voice came through, icy and sharp with anger.

Clutching the phone with both hands now, Sadie tried to steady her voice. “I—I’m heading home.”

“Get back here right now—we’re going to the hospital!” With a commanding edge in his voice, Noah made it clear—this wasn’t up for debate.

Going to the hospital?

The very idea sent a shiver down Sadie’s spine—she couldn’t possibly.

sparking a tiny flame of hope in

ventured, her voice barely audible, “Are you…

sugary, flirtatious voice cut through the silence,

for me tonight, Noah.

words crashed down like a steel

around Sadie’s heart, the

naive she had

chuckle escaped her as she realized the truth. Noah’s concern wasn’t for her well-being;

bear another second, Sadie abruptly ended the

betrayed her composure, cascading

clamped a hand over her mouth, muffling the

the driver’s eye, prompting a soft, thoughtful sigh. He remained silent, the only sound

against the cool window, watched the world blur past. A deep, throbbing ache filled her

of marriage would at least forge some semblance

faced with the stark truth, she realized how stupid she

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