Alle Kapitel von He was never mine: Kapitel 41 – Kapitel 50

Avery’s POVNina’s hands gripped the steering wheel, her knuckles almost turned white as she drove fast through the traffic towards the emergency clinic.I sat folded in the passenger seat with arms wrapped around my belly, trying to breathe through another wave of cramp pain that hadn’t stopped since the parking lot.“It’s going to be okay,” Nina said for the third time. “You’re going to be fine.”She kept her eyes on the road but her voice was strained which scared me more than the pain did. The silence inside my belly where there should be movement, life, some flutter or something, even made my stomach turn with terror.The clinic was the usual small, understaffed clinic I do use with fluorescent lights buzzing overhead. A nurse took one look at me and rushed through the doorway taking me to an exam room immediately.Nina tried to follow but the nurse stopped her with a firm hand. “Family only in the exam room.”“Nobody is available at the moment, I am her best friend,” Nina prot

Nate ’s POVThe boardroom at Sterling Industries felt colder than usual despite the expensive heating system running full blast.I sat at the long table with Celeste beside me. She wore a white suit that cost more than what an average person makes in a year. Around us were senior board members, the company’s top lawyers and the CFO, no assistants and no small talk.This wasn’t just the regular routine quarterly meeting, I knew it the moment I walked in. The atmosphere was too tense and controlled.The head of the hoard of directors, Patterson sat directly opposite me with his normal expression that carries no hint of the moment. When he called for this meeting yesterday, he’d used words like “risk” and “image.”In other words, we have a problem, trouble at hand.He opened a folder and spoke without looking at me directly.“We’re reviewing past stability within the company, times where there was minimal public exposure and the public attention was low.” He pulled out a chart and slid

Avery ’s POV“Long time no see, Avery Monroe.”The voice cut through the darkness like a saw and I froze.The figure stood up and stepped forward into the light, blonde hair styled perfectly, designer coat that doesn’t belong in this building and those cold eyes I recognized immediately.Celeste Cross…The woman who’d threatened me in a hospital hallway months ago, who had told me to disappear or she would make me.Jessica moved instantly, stepping in front of me. “Get behind me.”Celeste's lips curved into a smile, nothing warm in it.“How sweet. You have a bodyguard now.” She said.She snapped her fingers.Two big muscle men stepped out from the shadows inside my apartment.My heart slammed against my chest.“What do you want?” My voice shook despite my effort to keep it steady. Celeste walked around the apartment like she owned the place, her heels clicking softly. The men moved too, blocking the doorway behind her. “I want you gone, permanently this time.” She said, her eyes dr

Wyatt ’s POVThe ambulance screamed through Ridgefield, the sirens cutting through the silent night. I grabbed Avery’s hand again, it was cold in mine.The line kept falling, it was weak seconds by second.I couldn’t breathe deep and I couldn’t look away from that screen showing her life fading right in front of me.“Come on,” the paramedic muttered, pressing the monitor on her belly again. “Stay with us.”The line dropped again and then it flattened.The steady beep turned into one long flat tone that made my stomach twist.I know that sound…“We’ve lost the fetal heartbeat.” The paramedics said, his voice went professional and detached like it wasn't the first time he said those words.“How far out?” he called to the driver.“Two minutes!” The driver shouted.Two minutes…the baby didn't have two minutes.I rested the back of my head against the ambulance wall, my chest was tightened like something was crushing it from inside. I had seen violence before, my mothers death, and I'd cle

Wyatt ’s POVSome detectives arrived at Ridgefield General around ten in the morning.I watched from the hallway as Marcus helped Jessica into a private consultation room. Her face was still swollen, one eye nearly closed and she could barely walk two steps without wincing in pain, each step made her grip his arm tightly.Detective Eric Wheeler was older with gray hair and tired eyes. His partner was younger, didn’t say a word, just took notes.Jessica sat across from them, her hands clenched on her laps, shaking“Can you tell us what happened?” Eric asked, his voice was gentle but firm..“They were already inside the room when we got there. They were two men and a woman, I didn’t see them clearly.” She swallowed hard. “They came from behind, hit me first and I went down. Everything went… blurry.”“Can you describe them? Height? Build? Any distinguishing features?”She shook her head, tears streaming down her bruised cheeks. “It was dark in the room. They all wore black and masks. I