The Secret Pregnancy of the Billionaire's Ex-Wife

Chapter 42

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

realize what

to return to normal. I was aware of the

"Are you i

two alright?" A voice from the

only on Angela. I could still

the way her

fell with each breath.

tightened around her, and I

our feet, I

tighter than necessary,

my mind still racing from the events that had just folded,

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

wasn't until she spoke that I felt a sharp, insistent pain shooting from my left

nothing compared to

apologizing again, her voice soft,

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I Was, Was

that it wasn't anger 1 was feeling, that

angry at all. What I was,

years of mariage had been a

moments where we laughed together, where we comforted each other those were

long-since

seeing each other at our worst and

ways, I couldn't imagine my life

it.

I just... I was so worried about Elizabeth and

"I can understand!"

in her eyes. I knew she cared for Elizabeth,

bond was undeniable-one forged over years of friendship and

I also understood why.

and I often wondered if Elizabeth's care for her had filled that vold, even if

little.

before we even got married, how Elizabeth had shared advice with Angela-advice on dealing with things like menstrual pain, things women often

intimate exchanges that spoke to the closeness they

Angela, her concern was less about the wedding itself and more about me-she wanted to make sure I would treat Angela well, that I wouldn't hurt

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