Under the Moon Gate by Baron Marilyn

Author:Baron, Marilyn [Baron, Marilyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc
Published: 2013-04-19T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

When William arrived at the hospital, he tracked down Yvette and hurried into her room, anxious to see her and the babies again. They were so beautiful, so tiny, so new. His heart filled just to see them. Yvette was feeding the boy now, and the little girl was sleeping soundly in a bassinette by the bed.

“Are you well?” he asked.

“Sleepy, but fine, thank you. Thank you for coming back. I wasn’t sure you would.”

“I promised, didn’t I?”

“You’re a man who keeps his word, I could tell that right away about you.” She smiled, looking at him in rapture.

“Have they fed you?” William wanted to know.

“I’ve been able to eat a little.”

“I brought you something. A sweet pear from our garden.” He held it up to her mouth so she could taste. The juice dribbled down her cheek and he wiped it away.

“That’s delicious, William. Thank you.”

“And I’ve brought you something else. Something to help you, for your future.”

“I don’t understand.”

“Some insurance.”

“What?” Yvette asked, puzzled.

“Don’t ask questions. Just take this. It holds diamonds. They’re yours.” He thrust the pouch toward Yvette. “You deserve this and much more.”

“I don’t know what to say.”

“I want you to have it.” His words, spoken with force, left no room for objection. “For the children. And if you ever need anything, you know you can come to me.”

They left the rest unspoken between them. William pulled up a chair beside the bed and held Yvette’s hand, closing it around the dazzling emerald.

“I wish…” He paused. “I wish that I could do more for you.” There was a look of longing in his eyes, matched only by hers.

Then the nurse came in and took the children from their mother so Yvette could rest.

He stayed for a while, until Yvette fell asleep, and then he whispered, “I must go now, but I will see you soon.”

When he returned to the hospital the next morning, all trace of Yvette and her babies was gone. It was as if the new family had disappeared off the face of the earth. He used every available channel but could not determine what had happened to the three of them. It haunted him for days, weeks, months. He was frantic that Nighthawk had come for them in the middle of the night, and his mind went wild imagining all the cruel things he could do to the woman and her innocent babies. But he couldn’t ask Nighthawk. His associate had disappeared also.

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