Shocked Crossword Clue Novels & Stories

I stopped in my tracks as my jaw dropped in shock. “We are what? How?”

I looked at her in her eyes and I saw an instant change in demeanor. It was not anger, or concern, it was something else that I quite could not pinpoint. I was shell shocked. She knows. SHIT!

The shock was so overwhelming that I took a couple of steps backward, my lips parting in disbelief. My heart raced uncontrollably, my breathing spiraling into chaos. I couldn't fathom why they would contemplate such a horrifying act. Why would they want to harm my innocent child, who had done nothing to warrant such malice? The sheer injustice of it all gnawed at my very core. Suddenly, Claire's cryptic words echoed in my mind, and I vividly recalled her caution about keeping my pregnancy a secret. Could this revelation be the very reason for her warning? The shock, fear, and heartache that surged through me were nearly unbearable.

He confesses and I turn to look at him shocked. What!?

Maybe it was anxiety. I shocked on my saliva as the world came to a stop. What in the Holy? “You ...” “You again!”

I froze. Not scared. Just… shocked. Because it wasn’t random. It wasn’t small. It was clear. Another one. Stronger. Like a knock. Like a voice without words. We both just stayed still for a second. Like if we moved, it might stop. Like we might lose it. His expression changed first. I saw it happen in real time shock, then something darker, deeper, something that made my chest tighten in a way I didn’t fully understand but didn’t want to stop either.

The word echoed over and over in my head. My breath hitched. Shock rooted me in place.

he revealed. “I froze in shock.

His expression changed instantly. Shock. Pure shock.

those words sent a huge shockwave to my head. "What?”