Chapter 4

Before I could finish the word, my mother's frantic voice cut through the background. "Edward, hurry in here and check on Emily."

The line went completely dead.

I listened to the hollow dial tone, and my phone slipped from my fingers as tears streamed endlessly down my face.

A passing pedestrian called emergency services on my behalf.

By the time the ambulance arrived, the pain had shattered my consciousness, leaving me lying in a massive pool of crimson.

I gripped the paramedic's sleeve with everything I had left, begging, "Please save my baby. I am only seven weeks along. Please…