Chapter 1: The Ring He Couldn't Hold
Chapter 1: The Ring He Couldn't Hold
Mark stared at the platinum band resting in his palm.
He looked toward Lieutenant Alex Davis, who was already helping paramedics load Valerie into an ambulance.
Then he looked back at Lucy.
She was barely conscious.
Her lips had turned pale.
One trembling hand still rested protectively over her stomach.
"Sir!" Mark shouted.
Alex turned.
Mark walked toward him and held out the ring.
"She asked me to give you this."
Alex frowned.
"What?"
"Your wife."
The words that followed never left him.
"She said... you and the baby won't be waiting for him anymore."
The color drained from Alex's face.
"What baby?"
Mark stared at him.
"Your daughter."
For the first time that day...
Alex looked back toward the elevator.
Lucy was being rushed onto another stretcher.
Not walking.
May you like
Not speaking.
Barely breathing.
