The Last Rope
After a fire broke out at the company, I shoved the only rescue rope into the hands of my husband, Peyton Shepherd. However, he yanked the smoke mask off my face and turned to secure it on his secretary, Hannah Russell, instead.
Peyton escaped using the rescue rope, and Hannah remained unharmed thanks to the mask.
I collapsed from inhaling toxic smoke, and then a falling pillar crashed into my stomach. Blood pooled beneath me.
Just as the firefighters lifted me onto a stretcher, Peyton grabbed me and pulled me back down.
"Serena, it's just a minor injury. Why are you lying on the stretcher? Let Hannah go to the hospital first. Her condition is serious, and she needs a comprehensive med