Chapter 3

I froze.

Chloe clutched her face, tears pouring out. "It hurts. It really hurts."

Suddenly, she doubled over, clutching her stomach.

A dark red flower bloomed across her white nightgown.

Samuel's face went pale.

He rushed over and pulled Chloe into his arms.

When he looked up at me, his eyes were blazing with hatred. "Julia, she's pregnant. Do you even realize what you've done?"

I tried to say something, to explain myself.

But Samuel grabbed Chloe and bolted out the door.

As he passed me, he rammed his shoulder into mine, knocking me aside.

I was standing at the…