Where Broken Wings Fly: A Small Town Reverse Harem Romance (Briar Valley Book 1) by J Rose
Author:J Rose [Rose, J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wilted Rose Publishing
Published: 2023-06-08T16:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 20
ZACH
WHERE DO I EVEN START - MORGAN TAYLOR REID
Staring through the frosted glass at Willow curled up in the cramped hospital bed, my hands curl into fists. Killian is deathly silent at my side, his entire frame trembling with barely contained rage.
He looks like he wants to smash the entire hospital to pieces and burn whatever rubble remains when heâs done. I have no idea how heâs maintaining a shoestring of control. Itâs like someoneâs taken a melon baller to his heart and brutally scooped it out.
Micah is crouched on the lemon-scented linoleum floor with his back to the wall. He stares at his stained hands, bright streaks of oil paint still smeared over each digit. None of us have spoken since the doctor left over an hour ago.
Weâve just stood here since then, stunned and confused, unable to utter a single word. Iâm not sure what we were expecting. When I saw that blood gushing out of her, I knew things were bad, but this situation is far more fucked-up than even I realised.
Did you know she was pregnant?
Which one of you is the father?
Iâm sorry for your loss.
Killian grunts in fury before his fist sails into the wall. âFuck!â
Cracking the white plaster, he leaves a smear of fresh blood behind as his knuckles split upon impact. The pain doesnât even register. The brown-haired nurse in the nearby booth startles, but she quickly looks away when I shoot her an apologetic look.
Cradling his bleeding hand, Killian lets his head drop in complete defeat. Even the usually confident stance of his shoulders is slumped, unable to bear the anguish of the mess weâve found ourselves in.
âKill,â I warn him.
âDonât start,â he hisses.
âKeep your cool. We donât want to get thrown out.â
âHow the fuck did this even happen? When?â
My mind filters back over the past several weeks. I can hardly remember a time when Willow wasnât with us in Briar Valley. She grabbed my attention from the very first time I laid eyes on her broken smile and sad but hopeful hazel eyes.
Iâve been borderline obsessed with doing everything in my power to inspire that smile ever since. Sheâs on my mind twenty-four hours a day. It goes beyond being attracted to her stunning looksâI love her personality too, along with everything else about her.
âSheâs been with us for what? Six weeks?â
âSo, she was still with him seven or so weeks ago,â he finishes, looking nauseated. âThe timing checks out.â
Then the awful truth is undeniable. Willow was pregnant with her husbandâs child when she arrived in town, beaten within an inch of her life. Iâve seen enough to know that he must have been a piece of shit, else she wouldnât be here.
The doctor advised that miscarriages in the first trimester are common. Some people donât even realise theyâre pregnant until itâs too late. It happens more often than we realise, especially under stressful circumstances.
Sheâs been under a lot of stress in general, between the arduous journey to find us to the messy process of navigating a brand new country and life.
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