Only A Heartbeat Away Novels & Stories

Again, I hear the tiny thumping of a small heart. A baby.

His voice was steady and low, flat as an undercurrent beneath ice. My heart lurched in my throat. At my strongest, even with Victor at my side, I had barely managed to hold him off. And now, battered and broken, I was nothing but an ant before him. The instinct to survive drowned everything else. My fists unclenched, and with trembling fingers, I grabbed the hem of his pants. My hoarse voice shook with desperation. "Alright. Take me away now."

I wondered if they were also here for the countdown. I glanced down at my phone seeing the time was 11:58. To be honest, this felt awkward. What was it? 60-second countdown to New Year, and then we'd go back to our rooms, and that was it? I turned to Alfred, a complaint on the tip of my tongue, but it died down when he smiled reassuringly at me. I could at least give it a try. He was trying hard to make me happy. I looked around. Everyone seemed excited that it was like I was the only odd one out.

Just her heartbeat against mine. Just this.

"You're going to be fine, My miracle, I will never lose you." The distant sound of my heartbeat slowly made its way into my subconsciousness, bringing my mind back to life. I listened carefully to the heartbeat, following the sound. The beating slowly turned to a beeping, a machinery beeping. It increased with every step closer I got to the location of the sound until I snapped my eyes open with a gasp. Damn.

She turns to me smiling. "Everything is okay Mr Hale. Apart from the bruises on her face, she is fine." I am too shocked to respond. I guess I haven't gotten used to the idea of being a father. Aella is equally quiet, she has refused to look at me since I came in. "Let me show you something." Aella and I look at the monitor of the machine immediately. I am too stunned to speak, too overwhelmed to breathe. I let go of Aella's hands, moving closer to the screen. It is my child's heartbeat, and it is perfect.

Her hand pressed gently against her stomach again. “..... really?”. He nodded. “ The heartbeat is steady. No sign of distress”. For a moment Sophia didn't speak not because she couldn't but her eyes were filled not with grief this time but something so strong. Hope. “I want to hear it”. She said almost sobbing. Damien moved closer to her to give her a warm hug. Sophia held on to him tightly; she could feel his warmth through his embrace.

Destroyed. And that's when I feel it. The bonds. All four of them. Pulsing. Strong. Permanent. Connected to a heart that's not beating.

The sound of his heart beats loudly as he leans in close to her. It was loud enough for Wang Yi-An to hear it. The closer he leans in, the more she became embarrassed and her face flushed as she thought, "He's too close! I can hear the sound of his heart beating... Wait! Is my heartbeat as loud as his?" Thump, thump, thump... Her face flushed red as she thought about him, being able to hear her beating heart. It's too embarrassing!

She turned around and was about to leave but. “Where is she? I really need Scarlet Heart now! I don’t think I can live without her!” Cullen was shouting at Heart’s boss. Heart’s eyes widened again and her heart was really fluttering hearing Cullen’s rants at her boss. Heart slowly touched her chest and was feeling her heartbeat.