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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 but

He shut his eyes tightly for a second, trying to calm his racing

wasn’t just scared—he was angry

fast everything had turned upside

at whoever was behind that

slow down. No brakes screeched. No horn blared in warning. Just a loud rev, a wild swerve, and then it was

stopping. No checking

It didn’t feel like a mistake. It felt

to hit Ruby. But who could it be? It wasn’t like she had any

moment the car sped off—burned it into his brain like it was

to her, voice

her brows

phone from his pocket. "I

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

out of nowhere and aimed straight for her. If I wasn’t there..." His voice cracked, just a little. He

"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 first."

was

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

canceled the call when it didn’t

redialed Ethan’s line

on, Ethan,"

two rings,

voice

said, getting straight to the point. "I need

"What? Are you okay?"

was nearly hit by a car this morning. I

Ethan breathed. "Where

Florittle General. They took her

"Is the baby okay?"

I’m just hoping

didn’t respond right away. Stefan could hear his breathing—uneven,

that’s not all," Stefan continued. "I think 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

someone’s targeting her?" Ethan

right. And I can’t take chances with Ruby or the baby.

number. I’ll