Scarlett I arched violently off the mattress, screaming because as it felt as though a thousand burning needles were burrowing straight through my spine. Eloise dropped the cloth, pure panic written across her face. "Scarlett! What's wrong? What hurts?!" "It burns—God, El, it hurts so fucking bad!" I sobbed, thrashing against the headboard, tears streaming down my temples as dark, crimson veins pulsed visibly across my belly. "Make it stop! Please!" "Hold on, I'm getting help!" she shrieked, bolting out of the room.As she left, I couldn't breathe. My vision swam in a sea of red and black, my chest heaving for air that wouldn't come. Seconds later, heavy footsteps thundered down the hallway. Through the haze of blinding pain, four massive silhouettes flooded into the room. Three of them loomed like statues near the foot of the bed, while the fourth—Ranger—dropped immediately onto the mattress beside me. Eloise hovered near the doorframe, wringing her hands, her eyes wide with
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