Chapter 293
Amara clung to me, her small body trembling as silent tears soaked through my shirt. She didn’t say y anything, just held on, as if letting go would make everything worse.
I didn’t care about the damn bug anymore. I didn’t care if Miranda was listening. I didn’t care if she heard every word I was about to say!!
I tightened my arms around Amara. My voice was steady, but the fire burning inside me was anything but calm
“You are my daughter. Nothing can change that”
Her tiny fingers fisted my shirt as another sob escaped her. She buried her face against me, and in that moment, all I felt was an uncontrollable, burning rage.
Miranda was going to pay for this.
Then, without warning, my phone rang.
The sharp sound jolted me back to reality, and my hands instinctively tightened around Amara’s small frame. I pulled back just enough to glance at the screen, my stomach twisting when I saw the name flashing across it.
Ronan.X
I swiped the screen and brought the phone to my ear. “Ronan?
His breathing was heavy, urgent, almost frantic. “Valeria–I
Something about his tone sent my heart pounding. I gripped the phone tighter. “What is it?”
A pause. A hesitation.
And then, the words that nearly stopped my heart.
“Darius got into an accident,”.
For a moment, my entire body went numb.S
I couldn’t process the words. Couldn’t make sense of them. It was like my brain refused to connect the reality of what he had just said.
My voice barely came out “What–what do you mean accident?”
“It’s bad.” Ronan’s voice was grim, edged with something dangerously close to defeat. “He’s… He is in critical condition. They’re trying to stabilize him now, but-” He hesitated, and I felt my pulse hammering in my ears. “Valeria, it’s fifty–fifty”
The world tilted.
My breath caught in my throat, and for a second, I felt like I couldn’t breathe.
“No.“!
I shook my head, refusing to believe it. Refusing to accept it
“No, Ronan, you’re lying-
“I wouldn’t fucking joke about this! His voice snapped through the phone like a whip, sharp and raw with frustration.
I froze
My entire body locked up as a cold, suffocating fear took hold of me.X
A small tug on my sleeve made me look down. Amara’s big, worried eyes stared up at me, her voice barely above a whisper. “Mommy?”
My throat tightened. I couldn’t speak, I couldn’t think.
All I could see was Darius. Darius, fighting for his life. Darius, broken and bleeding Darius, slipping away.
I grabbed Amara’s hand and ran
The hospital smelled of antiseptic and something heavier, something colder. Despair clung to the air, thick and suffocating, wrapping around my lungs like an iron grip.
I rushed toward the nurse’s station, my breaths uneven, my heart pounding so violently it hurt.
“Danus Romano” I choked out, gripping the edge of the counter. “Where is he?”
The nurse’s gaze softened, and that alone made my stomach drop.X
“He’s in the ER,” she said gently. They’re reviving him.”
Reviving I
The word sent a fresh wave of terror crashing through me.
My knees weakened, and I reached out to steady myself against the desk.
Но, по, по
This couldn’t be happening
“He can’t-“My voice broke before I could finish the sentence.X
A small, warm hand slipped into mine
I looked down and found Amara staring at me, her tiny fingers wrapping around mine in a desperate attempt to comics
hesitation, she hugged me, pressing her small body against mine as if she could somehow hold me together.
“Don’t cry, Mommy1
And just like that, the dam broke
- me. Without
Tears spilled down my cheeks, silent but unstoppable. I hugged her back, holding onto her as if she was the only thing keeping me
standing
Then, a familiar voice called out.
“Valeria
I turned sharply.
Ronan was striding toward me, his expression tense, his eyes dark with something that made my stomach clench. I reached for him the moment he was close enough, grabbing his arm with more force than I intended.
“What the hell happened?”!
“Car accident,” he said, his jaw tightening. I don’t know if it was an attack or just bad luck. I’m investigating now.”
My heart pounded against my ribs. “Tell me he’ll be okay. Ronan.”
He didn’t answer.
And that silence shattered me.
I shook my head, refusing to accept the implication in his expression. “No. He’s strong. He’ll make it. He has to.”% Ronan let out a heavy breath, rubbing a hand over his face. “Let’s hope so.”
A sudden wave of dizziness washed over me. My stomach twisted violently, and nausea crept up my throat s
react
I stumbled back.
Valeria?” Ronan’s brows furrowed, his hand reaching
I couldn’t breathe.
- me.
so fast I barely had time to
I turned abruptly and ran, ignoring the sound of Amara’s voice calling after me. My body moved on instinct, rushing toward the nearest restroom. I barely made it inside before I fell to my knees and threw up.
My entire body trembled as I gasped for breath, gripping the sink for support.
I forced myself to look up at the mirror
The reflection staring back at me was pale, shaken. My lips trembled, my hair clung to the sides of my face, and my hands refused to stop shaking.
And then, reality hit me like a wrecking ball!
I was pregnant.
