The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 42

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The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 42: What I Was, Was Terrified

Sean POV

When I saw that car speeding toward Angela, my heart stopped. This seemed to freeze for a split second as my mind went blank. I didn't think. I didn't hesitate. I just moved.

hurt

My legs propelled me forward as if they had a mind of their own. There was no question in my head-I couldn't let her get h

I reached her just as she froze in the middle of the street, too caught in her thoughts to move, Without a second thought, I grabbed her, yanking her into my arms. We both fell to the ground, the impact of the fall sharp against the

pavement.

For a moment, all I could hear was the rush of blood in my ears, my breath ragged as I clutched her to me.

I was afraid to let go, afraid to check if she was okay, afraid that if did, she might be hurt. But I could feel her-her soft, warm body pressed tightly against mine, her breath a steady rhythm under my fingers.

I held her tighter, relief flooding through me in waves.

I couldn't get rid of the images from the seconds before. The car coming straight

for her. The way she hadn't seen had clenched my chest so tightly I couldn't breathe.

But as I held her, my mind began to calm.

The fear that

She was okay.

She was real.

She was safe.

I even felt the warmth of her lips brush against my throat, soft and almost

like she didn't realize what

to return to normal. I was aware of the whispers, the murmurs of the onlookers who

"Are you i

alright?" A

them, my focus only on Angela.

arms, the way her

fell with each breath.

and I couldn't let

feet, I made sure to keep

hers. The grip was tighter

still racing from the events that had just

"Your shoulder... it's bleeding."

a sharp, insistent pain shooting from my left

nothing compared to the fear of

voice soft, uncertain.

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What I Was, Was

it wasn't anger 1 was

all. What I was, was

years of mariage had been a

where we laughed

other for so long-since we were kids, sharing secrets

seeing each other at our

now, as we were about to part ways, I

it.

was so worried

"I can understand!"

I knew she

over years of

I also understood why.

I often wondered if

little.

Angela-advice on dealing with things like menstrual pain, things women

intimate exchanges that spoke to

out I was going to marry Angela, her concern was less about the wedding itself and more about me-she wanted to make sure I would