Chapter 4 - Pregnant with Twins
"She was pregnant with twins," Dr. Caleb Reed stated, his unyielding tone cutting through the quiet ICU like a scalpel. "Twelve weeks along. Due to the extreme physical impact and blood loss, it took a team of four surgeons three hours to stabilize her and preserve the pregnancy."
Julian stood frozen in place, as if all the oxygen had been violently sucked out of his lungs. His hands flew to his mouth, his face draining completely of color until he was as pale as the white roses resting on Nora's bed.
"Twins...?" Julian choked out, his voice barely a whisper as his knees buckled slightly. "Nora... you... you were pregnant? You never told me..."
Nora turned her head slowly on the thin hospital pillow to look at him. Despite the profound agony in her body and the tears streaming silently down her pale cheeks, her eyes held no fear, no hesitation, and no leftover affection. They were filled with a terrifying, frozen determination.
"I was going to tell you last night," Nora whispered weakly through her pale lips, her voice raspy from the breathing tube that had recently been removed. "I bought baby clothes. I put the ultrasound in an envelope on the dining table. But you didn't even look at the table before you pulled that knife to protect Selina."
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Julian dropped to his knees right beside the hospital bed, reaching out trembling hands to grab the edge of her blanket. "Nora, I didn't know! I swear I didn't know! Selina told me you attacked her! I was just trying to stop you!"
👉 Read PART 5 to see how Nora delivered her devastating warning!
