CATRIONA
I curled up on the soft rug, gripping my belly as if that alone could hold me together. The pain tore through me—deep, sharp, and relentless. It stole my breath, leaving me gasping, too weak even to scream. I fumbled for the phone, my hands trembling. Calling for help was useless. The only one who could reach me through the distance was Jayden—and our mind link was too weak now. Too far.
The pain in my abdomen surged upward, snaking through my body until it pounded against my skull like a relentless drum. My head felt like it was caving in under the weight of a hundred dumbbells. I could barely stay upright.
What’s happening to me?
This wasn’t normal. The blood—I might’ve blamed it on my period, but no period had ever felt like this. This was something else. Something wrong.
