POV: Olivia
The first cramp ripped me awake.
It wasn’t like the others. This one felt sharp and deep, tearing me apart from the inside. A scream tore from my throat before I could swallow it.
Aria bolted upright from the couch. “Liv?”
“It’s too soon,” I gasped, clutching my belly as another wave slammed through me. “Aria—it’s too soon!”
She didn’t argue. She grabbed her keys, shoving her arm under mine. “We can’t wait for an ambulance. We’re driving.”
The world blurred into pain and headlights. Every bump in the road sent me crying out, my nails clawing into the seatbelt.
“Stay with me!” Aria’s voice was steady even as she flew through the empty streets. “Breathe, Liv. Just breathe!”
By the time she screeched into the hospital’s drop-off, my vision was swimming. She half-dragged me
