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.

something in Noah’s tone hinted at concern, sparking a tiny flame of hope in her

ventured, her voice barely audible, “Are you… worried

answer, a sugary, flirtatious voice cut through the silence,

for me tonight,

words crashed down like a steel fist, snuffing

tightened around Sadie’s

naive she had

escaped her as she realized the truth. Noah’s concern wasn’t for her well-being; he was simply worried she

another second, Sadie

cascading freely down her

hand over her mouth, muffling the heart-wrenching sobs that threatened to

caught the driver’s eye, prompting a soft, thoughtful sigh. He remained silent, the only sound the soft hum of the engine as he pressed down on

world blur past. A deep, throbbing ache filled her chest, her heart squeezed by

of marriage would at least forge some semblance

truth, she realized how

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