End of Eternity 2 by Loretta Lost

Author:Loretta Lost
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: loss, pregnancy, grief, love triangle, romantic thriller, doctor hero, romantic suspense series, new adult romance series
Publisher: ThunderWords Press

Chapter Ten

“Are you kidding me?” Owen says as we stroll through the lush green park. “What kind of person does something like that?”

I lift my shoulders in an embarrassed shrug. “I have no idea. But what does it say about me? I was so naïve that I believed him. I didn’t even question it.”

Owen groans in frustration. “I came by your house twice, Carm, and that bastard stonewalled me. I was so worried about you. I thought you hated me.”

“What a jackass,” I murmur softly. “Of course I wanted to see you, Owen.”

“Good,” he says with relief. “Wow, this Brad fellow must be really insecure if he has to steal another man’s flowers to impress a lady. Overcompensating for something, maybe?”

“I don’t know. The platinum necklace he bought me had to have been worth thousands of dollars. Why would he feel the need to lie about flowers?”

“Maybe he saw how much they meant to you,” Owen suggests. “He saw the way your eyes lit up when you looked at them, and he wanted to use everything at his disposal to dig a little deeper into your heart. Heck, I can’t blame him. I might have done the same damn thing.”

“I highly doubt that,” I tell him with a smile.

“I’ve done crazier things for women,” Owen asserts with a twinkle in his eye. “Once, I even lied about being this married girl’s boytoy and the father of her secret lovechild so I could get into the hospital to see her.”

This coaxes a laugh out of me. I haven’t moved around in days, and my body is rebelling against the currently-strenuous activity. However, it feels good to be walking barefoot in the grass beside Owen. The sunshine is soaking me with warmth, and I feel strengthened. Fond childhood memories of playing in this park are dancing in my mind, and I feel better than I have in days. “I lost my baby, Owen.”

He stops walking and turns to face me, taking both of my hands in his. “I heard. When I went back to the hospital, a doctor that I know told me what happened. I’m so sorry, Carmen.”

“Elizabeth Grace Winters,” I tell him with a sad smile. “I think I got to hold her for a minute. I vaguely remember it, but... I was so heavily sedated. I can’t recall what she looked like, Owen. I just know that I was happy when she was in my arms. And then she was gone.”

“Wait,” Owen says with a frown. “They didn’t let you see her body?”

“No. I asked, but they said she had already died hours before I woke up.”

“That doesn’t make sense to me,” Owen says pensively. “I’ll have to talk to Dr. Robinson—that’s my old professor—and figure out why they didn’t let you see your baby. I’m sure there’s a perfectly good explanation, but I’d like to hear it for myself.”

“Thank you,” I tell him softly. Looking into his blue eyes, I hesitate. “Owen, there’s one more thing. The doctor said that I would never be able to conceive again.

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