RACE AGAINST TIME Rowan’s POV Ivy’s collapse stopped my heart, her body crumpling in my arms, blood staining her dress as she clutched her stomach, her green eyes wide with pain. “Mom!” Noah’s scream from upstairs, echoed in my skull as I scooped her up, my pulse thundering, fear choking me. Gabe’s car trailing us, his note in Noah’s room, Bella’s shadow over everything—it all faded against the fear of losing her. I sprinted to the SUV, barking at my security team to clear the way, my voice raw as I laid Ivy in the backseat, Noah scrambling in beside her, his small hands clutching hers. “Dad, is Mom okay?” Noah sobbed, his eyes, brimming with tears. I floored the gas, the hospital ten minutes away, every second a knife in my chest. “She’s gonna be fine, buddy,” I lied, my voice cracking as I glanced at Ivy, pale and trembling, her hand gripping mine. “Hold on, Ivy,” I whispered, my throat tight. “I’m here.” Her engagement ring glinted, a promise I’d fight to keep. The ho
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