Chapter 102
She woke to screaming.
Not her own. Someone else's. Down the hall. Terrified. Desperate.
Her eyes opened. Hospital room. Dim lighting. Red emergency lights flashing.
Something was wrong. Very wrong.
She tried to sit up. Pain shot through her abdomen. The surgery. The hemorrhaging. It came back in pieces.
Labor. David. Complications. Darkness.
"David," she whispered. Voice hoarse. Throat dry. "Where's my baby?"
A nurse rushed in. Young. Scared. "You're awake! Oh thank god. We thought..."
"My baby. Where is he? Is he okay?" She tried to get up. Couldn't. Too weak. "Please. I need to see him."
The nurse hesitated. "He's, he was moved. To a secure location. There's a situation. Armed men on the floor. We had to evacuate NICU patients..."
"What? What situation? Where's my
