*TRIGGER WARNING * - Domestic abuse and violence - 18+
MARIA POV
I wasn’t alone.
That thought was the only thing keeping me together as we sped toward the hospital. Henry’s arm was wrapped tightly around me, his warmth seeping into my bones as I clung to the fleeting sense of security. Dax drove in silence, his jaw set, eyes hard in the rearview mirror, occasionally checking on me. But all I could focus on was the tightening knot in my chest and the rising nausea that came with every inch we moved closer to the hospital.
The antiseptic smell hit me the moment we stepped into the building, sharp and sterile. It was like walking into a nightmare. My breath caught, and a cold sweat broke out along the back of my neck. The soft beep of machines, the low murmurs of nurses, the creak of wh
