Page 79 of Talk About… Secrets
I tried to say something, but nothing came out. I could still hear my sister screaming over the phone, before the saleslady picked it up, asking her a few questions. Then she was shouting for someone to call 911.
I tried my best to tune back into the woman, to my sister, toanything, trying desperately to grasp onto reality, but I literally couldn’t focus my eyes or calm my racing heart.
My muscles were locking up in my panic, and I felt so faint that eventually she helped ease me to the floor.
There were sirens, then EMTs talking to me, a light shining into my eyes that were getting heavier by the second.
Every time I tried to answer, it sounded like my words were slurring. I wasn’t sure what was wrong—but I wasterrified.Ikept trying to tell them that I was pregnant, but I couldn’t get the words out.
Then it went dark.
SPENCER
Even after everything we went through to get this new location open, the board was still being a pain in Beck’s ass, so while he handled them, I was handling the details here.
My head was pounding as I checked the contractor’s work, making sure nothing else needed to be fixed before we started bringing in furniture.
It was wild how quickly it came together. We were part office, part small storefront because Grace had been right. This wasexactlythe kind of town where a smaller branch would thrive.
And if it went well, I had a feeling this wouldn’t be the only branch. The board was insane to ignore change like this.
My phone rang, giving me the perfect distraction. I waved to the contractors, giving them a thumbs up before walking away.
“Hey, Nolan. How’s it going?”
“Spencer.” It was Hailey’s voice, and she was frantic. “I was on the phone with Grace, and I don’t know what happened, but she, I think she passed out. She was in the baby boutique, and then they had to call 911.”
“Oh my god. Hailey, slow down,” I said, my heart pounding as I looked around frantically for my pack, eventually yelling out when I couldn’t see them.
Cade and Beckett came running to the front, something in my voice catching their attention.
“How did we miss this through the bond?”
Honestly, we’d all been so distracted by work that we hadn’t paid attention. But now that I tried to tune into it… nothing. It was silent.
And thatfuckingscared me.
“We’re on our way, Hailey. I’ll give you an update as soon as I get there. Do you know where they took her?”
“There’s only one hospital in Rockwood Valley. It’s a small one. If it was anything more serious, they’ll take her on to the nearest city, but start there.”
Cade was already on the phone with Drew, and I knew he’d be arriving at about the same time we would. We all ran to our SUV, flying through town at speeds that definitely earned us a ticket, or three.
We stormed into the emergency department to find Drew talking frantically to a nurse. He turned as if he could feel us coming, looking relieved as he waved us over.
“We’re her pack. We’re bonded.”
We all flashed our bite marks, and the woman nodded slowly.
“I understand, sir, but she hasn’t even woken up enough to tell me her name. How do I know I’m not sending you to some defenseless Omega?”
“We have pictures with her,” I said, pulling out a photo on my phone, the one Avery had taken of us all in town a few months ago.
“That’smybaby in her stomach, and I need to get to my omega,” Beckett half-growled.
Between the photo and our determination, the nurse swallowed hard and nodded, disappearing behind the double doors before finally returning and waving us in.
It was like an out-of-body experience to see my sweet, small omega in that hospital bed. An IV was in one arm, blood pressure cuff on the other. They had a band around her stomach,and I could hear the steadywooshwoosh wooshof our baby’s heartbeat.
