Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 430

The baby was bom prematurely-seven and a half months.

He lay in the incubator, nearly translucent. Just looking at him made my heart ache.

Lena couldn't say if the baby would make it. It was all up to fate now.

Tanya didn't actually succeed in jumping, but her baby sure paid the price. And she didn't get out unscathed either. Her uterus ruptured, she bled out like crazy, and they had to do an emergency hysterectomy just to keep her alive. Barely. She was lucky to be alive.

Honestly, I didn't care about her anymore. But the baby.. that poor kid. Desmond's parents didn't even acknowledge him, and now he was fatherless. With Tanya as his mom? Yeah, the future wasn't looking too bright. If she cared even a little, she wouldn't have kept putting him at risk with her wild decision When Hayden showed up at the hospital to get me, he looked... furious. Lena bumped me with her shoulder. "Uh-oh, your man's pissed.

Yeah, I saw it.

"You're still tangled up in this Jace mess," Lena muttered. "Of course he's upset."

to explain, but Hayden was already at my side, staring at me

always calm and chill, now looked at me like he

today could've gone bad. Really bad. I could've been the

stepped closer. "I'm

from him. I reached for his hand, "I swear, I'm done with their drama. For good this time." Lens cleared her throat, stepping in with her usual sass "Hey, Hayden? Your girl's had a day. Maybe ditch the silent treatment and give her a hug, yeah?" Hayden didn't pull me in like she suggested. Instead, he turned to

stake my whole career on it," Lena winked at me. She always had my back-my

just stared at her, then finally turned back to me. "This is the last

I teased, grinning as I

my head, and all the tension finally melted away. relief, fear, and this

his chest, letting his warmth surround me.

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turning serious. Actually,

in Hayden, I glanced

hands into her pockets. "Nate's