Autumn felt her heart cut through her throat. Out of panic, she stretched out her hands. One tried to grab the rails, and the other was held out towards Lydia, hoping that she would catch her.Neither plan worked.“Lydia,” Autumn gasped, her heart pounding and her eyes wide as she realized quickly that she was falling.The name had barely left her mouth when her hip hit the first step. Pain shot through her side, and she cried out.Autumn tried to stop the fall herself. She grabbed at anything she could on the way down, but she couldn’t. Her body kept moving fast, her shoulders struck the edges of the stairs, and the ceiling started to spin above her.In that moment, only one thought was on her mind.Her baby.With a loud cry, Autumn’s arm curled around her stomach protectively to protect her baby when she hit the floor.For a moment, she could not hear anything. She tried to speak, but her mouth wouldn’t move. The only visual she had was the underside of the staircase.Fear gripped A
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