Kyle's POV
The air inside the hospital was thick and suffocating with the scent of antiseptics and the unseen tension pressing against my chest. My fists clenched and unclenched at my sides, my nails digging into the flesh of my palms as I paced the corridor. My heart thudded violently against my ribs, every pulse and seconds feeling like an eternity.
Ava was in there, giving birth to a child that could be mine or not mine. One I didn't know existed until a few hours ago.
The very thought sent a chill running down my spine, confusion, fear, and even anger twisted like a noose around my throat, strangling me from within. I hadn’t known. I hadn’t even considered she was pregnant with a child, not once. And now… now she was in there, fighting for her life, fighting for her child’s life, an
