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

she didn't realize

aware of

"Are you i

alright?" A

focus only on Angela. I

body in my arms, the way her chest

fell with each breath.

fingers tightened around her, and

we finally got to our feet, I made sure to keep my

The grip was tighter than necessary, but I didn't

my mind still racing from the events that had

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

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

shoulder was nothing compared

was apologizing again, her voice soft, uncertain.

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I Was, Was

wasn't anger 1 was feeling, that I wasn't end at

at all. What I

two years of mariage had

countless moments where we laughed together, where we comforted

known each other for so long-since we

seeing each other at our worst and our

now, as we were about to part ways, I couldn't imagine my life without her

it.

I was so worried about

"I can understand!"

could see the truth in her eyes. I knew

Their bond was undeniable-one forged over years of friendship

I also understood why.

lost her mother when she was young, and I often wondered if

little.

how Elizabeth had shared advice with Angela-advice on dealing with things like menstrual pain, things women often discuss among themselves

small, intimate exchanges that spoke to

less about the wedding itself and more about

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