Pregnant Woman's Flight from Betrayed Fiancé

Synopsis

The shrill ring of my phone cut through the darkness, jolting me from a peaceful sleep. I fumbled for it on the nightstand, knocking over a glass of water in my haste. The digital clock read 12:17 AM. "Hello?" My voice was thick with sleep, but the moment I heard the formal tone on the other end, a cold dread washed over me. "Ms. Hayes? This is Agent Miller from the CIA." The man's voice was measured, professional. "I regret to inform you that we have a situation. Code Blackbird. I repeat, Code Blackbird." My heart stopped. Blackbird. The emergency code Marcus had made me memorize—the one I prayed I'd never hear. The code that meant he wasn't coming home. "No," I whispered, my fingers clutching the phone so tightly my knuckles turned white. "There must be some mistake." "I'm sorry, Ms. Hayes. Agent Blake was on a classified operation in Eastern Europe. His team was compromised. We've confirmed