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My younger son was stung by a wasp.
I raced him to the hospital where my older son worked.
But his girlfriend, a nurse, blocked our path.
Her eyes narrowed. “Do you know Caspian Hawthorne?”
“Of course, he’s my-”
A sharp slap cut me off.
“You old bitch,” she sneered. “You really think you can steal my man just because you have a pretty face?”
She pointed a finger at my son, dying on the gurney. “Is that the bastard child you had with him?”
She held up her phone. “Strip. Tell the camera you’re a slut. Or he dies right here.”
To save my son, I did it.
But when I was done, his chest was still. He was gone.
“Now it’s your turn, you old bitch.”
She pulled out a scalpel and stalked toward me.
Just then, the ER doors b…
open.
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My little boy, Leo, was stung b
a wasp in Central Park.
The stinger was still lodged in his
My husband, Logan, was out of the
night shift at the hospital.
cate skin.
untry for a meeting. My older son, Caspian, was on the
I called an Uber and rushed to Hawthorne Memorial, where Caspian worked.
where par
ondition.
A pretty physician assistant ran up to me, asking about Leo’s She grabbed a gurney and immediately started wheeling him toward the emergency department.
Through my sobs, I explained everything, begging her to save my son.
Her eyes were glued to the monitor as she barked orders to someone else. Just as Leo’s gurney
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was about to pass through the emergency room doors, she stopped.
Confused, I asked her what was wrong.
Instantly, her expression darkened. She stared daggers at Leo. “Do you know Caspian Hawthorne?”
I nodded. “Of course. He’s my…”
Before the word “son” could leave my lips, a sharp slap landed squarely on my face.
“What the fuck is wrong with you?” I clutched my burning cheek, staring up at her in disbelief.
She looked down on me, her voice dripping with arrogance. “You don’t know who I am? I’ve been dating Caspian for a year. We’re about to get married.”
I took another look at her and it finally clicked. I’d seen her on Caspian’s social media. This was his girlfriend, Jennifer Preston.
I reached out, trying to take her hand.
“I’m Caspian’s…”
Again, the word “mother” never made it out. Jennifer slapped me again, this time with all her strength.
My cheek felt like it had been seared with a hot iron.
“You old bitch!” she hissed. “You really think you can steal my man just because you have a pretty face?”
She kicked me hard in the stomach. I doubled over in pain.
Then, she glared at Leo, who was fading fast on the gurney. “Is this the bastard you had behind his back?”
Leo and Caspian looked so much alike. Both my boys took after their father.
I tried to explain, but Jennifer gave me no chance.
She glanced contemptuously at Leo’s ashen face. Her words were slow and deliberate. “There’s been a car accident. Those patients need immediate attention. You two will have to wait.”
With that, she turned and walked away, taking the other nurses
My head was spinning. I knew Leo couldn’t wait. My hands trembled as I fumbled for my phone to call Caspian.
The line just beeped. He didn’t pick up.
Leo’s face was now a deathly gray. I couldn’t reach Caspian, and sheer panic washed over me. A curse escaped my lips.
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my hair.
Unfortunately, Jennifer hadn’t gone far. She heard me and assumed I was cursing at her.
She spun around and strode back, her face a mask of fury. She grabbed a handful of “Who are you calling? Caspian is in surgery. He has an important patient waiting for him!”
“You think he’s going to drop everything for you just because
you called?”
She pulled a pair of cufflinks from her collar and dangled them in front of my face. They were set with sapphires I knew all too well. “These were a promise from Caspian. He’s going to marry me. He won’t give you a second glance, not for you, and not for the bastard you spawned for him!”
“I’m telling you, we’re unbreakable!”
She shoved me violently to the floor. In the struggle, my shirt was torn open, revealing the sapphire pendant hanging from my neck.
Jennifer’s pupils contracted. Her rage burned to its peak.
“How do you have that? That’s a Hawthorne family heirloom!”
