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Chapter 138: Miscarriage

He laid Ruby gently across the back seat of his car, brushing her hair away from her face, his chest tight with panic.

Rayna jumped into the driver seat of hers just as Stefan slid behind the wheel of his.

The engine roared to life as he sped off, his grip tight on the wheel, with Rayna driving just as fast behind him.

"She’s going to be okay," he whispered. "She has to be." He kept telling himself as he kept driving while glancing at Ruby through the rearview mirror.

And in the backseat, Ruby lay motionless, pale, and silent—as Stefan drove faster than he ever had in his life, praying to a God he wasn’t even sure he believed in that he wasn’t already too late by the time he’d arrive at the hospital.

The white walls of the hospital waiting room felt colder than usual.

Stefan sat stiffly on the plastic chair, his elbows on his knees and his fingers tightly laced together. His heart was pounding—loud, heavy, and uneven. His clothes were stained with dust from the fall, and his palm still burned faintly from when he’d hit the ground shielding Ruby.

But that pain was nothing compared to what was twisting inside of him.

He hadn’t said a word since the nurses rushed Ruby through those double doors. Only the quiet hum of machines, the soft shuffle of feet, and Rayna’s occasional shifting in the chair beside him kept the silence from swallowing him whole.

His eyes were fixed on the wall ahead, but his mind was anywhere but there.

He had been just in time.

One second later, and Ruby would have been—

He couldn’t even finish the thought. What would’ve happened had he not decided to follow them from afar? Though Rayna had said he shouldn’t come, he’d felt too anxious, not wanting to just sit around and do nothing; hence, he’d thought to follow them from the distance, all so he could get a glimpse of Ruby and now this.

That image—her eyes wide, frozen in shock, standing by the side of the road as that car came speeding toward her—would never leave him. His body had moved before his brain had even processed it, pushing her out of the way with every ounce of strength he had.

But it hadn’t been enough. Because now she was inside that room, bleeding, unconscious, and carrying a child he hadn’t even gotten the chance to meet.

His child.

His and Ruby’s.

The thought made something tight squeeze inside his chest. He hadn’t even held her hand since the truth came out. He hadn’t had a single real moment with her where they were free from secrets or fear.

And now, that moment might never come.

"Please be okay," he whispered under his breath, not even realizing he’d said it aloud.

over at him

for a second, trying to calm his racing

scared—he

how fast everything had

at whoever was

blared

stopping. No checking if

right. It didn’t feel like

could it be? It wasn’t like she had any enemy there in Florittle

plate the moment the car sped off—burned it into

said suddenly, turning to

looked up, her brows raised.

pulling his phone from his pocket.

sure that’s necessary? I mean, it could’ve just been some reckless driver or someone who

"No. No, Rayna, it didn’t feel like that. That car... it came out of nowhere and aimed straight for her. If I wasn’t there..." His voice cracked, just a little. He looked down, his fists clenched. "If I wasn’t there, she’d be—" He stopped himself

clearly trying to stay calm. "I know. I get it. I’m not saying we shouldn’t take it seriously. I’m just saying maybe we should wait until we know Ruby and the baby are okay

was already

the phone screen. "And that child... that child is mine. I’m not going to just sit here and hope it was nothing. I need to do something. I have to. Besides, who knows if it’s a drunk driver? They need to stop him before

canceled the call when

redialed Ethan’s line and pressed

Ethan," he

rings, Ethan picked

his voice came

said, getting straight to the

"What? Are you okay?"

said. "It’s Ruby. She was nearly hit by a car this morning. I saved her, but she fainted...

breathed. "Where are you

They took her in

"Is the baby okay?"

yet I’m just

right away. Stefan

it wasn’t an accident. The driver didn’t stop, didn’t even try to avoid her. Just drove straight at her and sped off. I got the

think someone’s targeting her?"

Stefan admitted. "But it didn’t feel right. And I can’t take chances

plate number. I’ll head straight to the station and