Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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123 A Fire Woman

123 A Free Woman

(Winona)

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The paramedics load Jayden into the ambulance, their movements quick and precise. Their faces are grim as they work to stabilize him. The bleeding has stopped, but he's lost so much blood.

I think most of it is on me, soaked in my clothes, making my hands sticky. I don't care about the mess, though. I only care about him, lying there so still and pale. "Please, let me ride with him," I beg one of the paramedics, my voice trembling and desperate. "I need to be with him. He needs to know I'm here for him."

"I'm sorry, ma'am," the paramedic replies, his tone gentle but firm, like he's used to delivering bad news." We need all the space we can get to work on him. It's critical. Every second counts." My heart is being ripped out of my chest as they shut the ambulance doors. "But he took the bullet for me," I whisper, tears streaming down my face. "I can't let him go alone. He can't be alone." The paramedic's eyes soften, showing a flicker of empathy. "We'll take good care of him, I promise. But right now, we need to focus on getting him to the hospital as quickly as possible. Meet us there." I watch helplessly as they close the doors of the ambulance, feeling a part of me being sealed away with them.

Jayden's pale face is the last thing I see before the doors shut, and the ambulance speeds away, sirens blaring, cutting through the air like a knife.

I don't even know if I can go to the hospital. I mean what goes on now with my detention?

Gordon comes up beside me, his expression full of sympathy and determination, "I'll drive you to the hospital," he says, his voice steady and reassuring. "We'll be right behind them, I promise." "C. can I go?"

"Winona, after this, there will be no case against you. My team has already set the wheels in motion to get word to the Santa Monica judge. You'll be a free woman again. Ashlyn will be locked up. I'll stay with you until we get official word."

Numbly, I nod, allowing him to guide me to his car. Every second feels like an eternity, the fear of losing Jayden for good makes me realize how much he's still ingrained into my soul.

like this." My sobs start. "But what if he dies while I'm showering? I should be with him." My whole body

You can wear my coat, it will cover most of it. Let's just get there and you can get cleaned up

"Okay."

ordeal. They'll want to monitor you

because of me and the thought of losing him is unbearable. When he

cutting through all the confusion

too, more than anything. I can't do

I see a familiar cell phone. It's Jayden's, it must have come out of his pocket, or he had it in his hand

that I almost drop it again. As a mother, I know what. I have to do. I tried the old code he always used to

Judy's number. My finger hovers over the call button as I hesitate for a moment. This isn't going to be easy, but it's necessary. She has to know. She has

I dislike and distrust Judy, I know how much she loves Jayden and I know I want to do the right thing and let her know he's going to the

It rings once, twice, three times. Each ring feels like a lightning

what to say, how

Finally, the call connects.

can tell she's been worried. It's the first time I've ever heard her sound genuinely anxious. "Thank God you're okay. Did they

say, my voice barely above

walk to his car. He gives me a nod of encouragement, his

preparing myself to deliver the news that might shatter her

pleasure from that. I know how it feels to think your only child

The bullet was meant for me. Jayden jumped in front of

can hear the rawness in her voice. A vulnerability I've never heard

to St Michael's in the ambulance.

a bullet