Chapter 23
~Ayden~
I stared at the clock on the Emergency Room wall, counting down each second that passed. After thirty minutes with no news on Mia, my mind was entering a territory full of darkness and desperation. I wasn’t sure what was taking so long or why Chris hadn’t responded to the text Shane sent after we arrived.
Scanning the waiting area, I thought back to the last time I sat inside the ER on one of the hard chairs. I had been waiting for word on Izzy’s baby. The news we received was grim. I prayed the same news wouldn’t reach my ears a second time. It would be different than the last time because Mia was further along than Izzy. If the baby didn’t survive, it wouldn’t be a miscarriage. It would be a stillbirth.
My gut twisted. I swallowed back the acid churning up my throa
