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Charlotte Blake had been stabbed three times. The first time, when Michael Quinn was ambushed by his enemies, she threw herself in front of him without a second thought. The blade pierced her lung. The hospital issued a critical condition notice, and Michael got down on his knees and begged every god in the sky, willing to trade his own life for hers. The second time, they were kidnapped, and the ruthless kidnappers pulled out their knives. Just as the blade was about to pierce Michael, she threw herself in front of him again, shoving him out of harm's way. That time, the blade came within a hair's breadth of her heart. Outside the operating room, his eyes were bloodshot as he pressed the blade to the doctor's neck. "If she doesn't make it, none of you are getting out of here alive!" he snarled. But the third time was different. The third time, there were no kidnappers and no rivals. There was only him and his caged bird. This time, the knife sank straight into her belly, swollen with their child at seven months. She lost the baby, and with it, any hope of ever becoming a mother.