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I got up and followed him to the door.

The lady put her hand out, “I’m Doctor Wong, one of the doctors that worked on Abby. You might want to sit down. Sorry, I didn’t get your name.” She glanced at the folder she had and lifted a few pieces of paper.

“It’s Kade, and does it matter? How’s Abby?” He was frustrated, and I put my hand on his shoulder to force him to relax a bit.

“Miss Harrison is recovering in the ICU.”

“Hear that, man? She’s recovering.” I pressed firmer on his shoulder, and I would admit I was grinning hearing that.

“And the baby?” Reaper pressed for more information.

The lady opened her mouth then closed it, forming a grim line. “Unfortunately, your baby didn’t make it. From what we can tell, Abby went into early labor and bled out. Sadly, this resulted in your baby being born still. If we had gotten to them earlier maybe we could have saved them both, but right now, the best outcome is Abby still being alive. She is stable but in a serious condition.”

Stillborn.

My grip on his shoulder tightened, but he sank down into a chair, causing my grip to break.

“She’s never going to forgive me.” He dropped his head in his hands and I glanced at the doc.

She didn’t know what to do.

I sure as fuck didn’t know what to say.

So I just sat next to him.

Chapter 27

Abby

“Come on, Abby, you have to eat something.” Kim crossed her arms and gave me a stubborn look. “And I mean more than one bite.”

“I’m not hungry.”

I wasn’t anything.

“Come on, at least have the jelly?”

“No.”

“Fine then.” She narrowed her eyes. “Are you going to talk to him today?”

My head snapped back in her direction. Was she crazy? “No.”

“He hasn’t left since you were admitted, and he knows you’re awake. You refusing to see him isn’t helping anyone. Not to mention the poor bloke is blaming himself.”

“Wasn’t his fault.”

It was my fault for everything I did while I was pregnant. I knew taking those lives would come back to haunt me.

“I’ve told him that, but it means nothing coming out of my mouth. You need to talk to him or at least see him. Come on, Abby, it’s not fair. And this is coming from me, Queen Bitch.”

It was my fault I was here in the first place. It was my fault the baby died. It was my fault Kade wasn’t going to be a father. It was all my fault. How could I face someone knowing that? It was bad enough seeing Kim and Dad.

“Just tell him to go home.” I laid my head back on the pillow. “I’m not interested in seeing him.”

“Yeah, but he is interested in seeing you. Come on, five minutes?”

“I SAID NO! Now will you piss off!”

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