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The old Cape Cod house is a beacon in the dark night as the SUV swerves up to the front door. The house is lit up as a middle-aged couple races out the door to meet us. They know why we’re here, but shock plays across their faces when they see it’s a woman this time.
“I love you,” I whisper, carrying Eden into the house. I look into her eyes one more time before they take her into surgery and seefear as she stares at me. But there is also fierce determination in her hard expression.
I can’t bear to part from her.
I can’t bear to lose her.
“I love you,” she whispers one more time as I place her down on an examination table in a room suitable for a hospital, not a private home.
Her eyes show pain, but hope that I can still save her. Save us. Is it possible? Will the baby survive?
The doctor’s wife pushes me toward the doorway as her husband peels back the clothing covering Eden’s wound. I strain my neck to see the extent of the damage, but the woman’s hold is firm. She looks to Anton and Pavel for help and they grab me, forcing me away from Eden.
I shake them off, but the door shuts in my face. Remorse doubles down on me, bending my back, and I don’t know where to look. Where to turn. I press my forehead against the shut door, and a harsh howl emerges from deep in my throat.
END OF BOOK 1
