I woke with a sharp pain across my stomach.At first, I ignored it. Pregnancy came with aches. Some were uncomfortable. Some were strange. Some appeared without warning and vanished just as fast. I'd learned, over the past months, to wait them out.Then the pain came again.Stronger.I opened my eyes."Damon?"He woke instantly, already turning toward me in the dark."What?""I don't feel right."He sat up."What hurts?"I placed a hand over my stomach."Here."Another wave hit, sharper this time, and I gasped.Damon's face changed."Maya.""I'm okay.""You don't look okay."Then I felt warmth beneath me. I looked down.Blood.For several seconds, neither of us moved. The room seemed to hold its breath along with us.Then Damon was out of bed."We're going to the hospital.""Damon—""Now."His hands shook as he reached for his phone, fumbling it once before his fingers steadied. I had never seen Damon Bennett shake, not through business disasters, not through
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