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Blaire.
That bitch.
I reach for my stomach and feel a round speaker device tied to it.The swooshing sound to my left indicates the heartbeat and from the rhythm, the baby sounds fine.Out in the hall, a loud voice is screaming and berating whoever is close to my door.
“She was never to be put in a cell with anyone else!”the voice yells.“Do you know what could’ve happened because of your brainless—”
The large metal door opens and a woman in green scrubs walks in with a clipboard, taking my attention from the loud man to my new visitor.
“Oh good, you’re awake,” she gleefully says.
“Where am I?”
“The infirmary at the jail.We’re like a hospital, but we are equipped to handle the small stuff.”She checks my vitals and writes down the results before addressing me once again.“Mr.Buttons will be here at any moment to speak with you.”
“Who?”I ask.“Is my baby okay?”
“Everything is normal and your baby is doing great.”She smiles and feeling relieved, I finally let a breath out.“The District Attorney, Burt Buttons.He was just beside himself when he got here to find you in this state.”
“What?”
Just as she’s about to answer, the door opens and in walks a man in a very expensive suit.He has blonde, thinning hair, and a round potbelly.
“Mrs.Thorne, I’m the District Attorney, Burt Buttons.First, let me apologize on behalf of this department and the city of Los Angeles.As soon as I saw the report on the news, I knew I had to get down here as fast as I could.The Detective has been dealt with and won’t be bothering you again.You should have never been put into a jail cell.”
I don’t say anything because I don’t know if I can trust anyone here.What if they’re trying to trap me into saying something that will incriminate myself?
“I’ve personally sent for a doctor to come and check you over, and they’ll be by again before we leave here.”
“Leave.I get to leave, as in walk out of here?”
“Yes, of course.”
I truly must still be in my bed back at our penthouse, in a nonstop dream.None of this makes any sense, and as the day wears on it’s becoming more absurd.
“There are still a few things I need to get in order before you leave, but by the time the doctor has done the final checks I should be finished.”
“What things?”
“Mrs.Thorne, I know things have been turned upside down right now, but I can assure you that I’ll make it my life’s mission to see that you are sent somewhere safe, and away from all of this.”
I’m not sure if I hit my head but I have no idea what this man is talking about.He sees the confusion on my face and drags a rolling stool over to the bed.
“I know that you had nothing to do with your husband’s car bomb.I’ve spoken to your bodyguard, Ryan, and he filled me in on what has happened.”Okay, but that doesn’t explain much.“I am also aware that your father-in-law just filed divorce papers at the courthouse a few hours ago, along with a restraining order to stay at least one hundred yards away from your husband.”
So thisisreally happening.He filed for divorce and now I can’t even go and sit next to him by his bedside.
“I—”
Well, I don’t really know what I can say right now.
“Listen for just a second, Mrs.Thorne.I think that you have two options here, and I’m offering two sets of doors for you to leave through today.One, you stay here in Los Angeles and hash out the media that will follow you around, harassing you until they find the next story.You’ll have to deal with whomever tried to kill your husband, and have them possibly go after you and your unborn child.I know that you have bodyguards, but even they can’t protect you at all times.”
He’s right.Whoever did this to Levi was able to slip through Mitch, or Dean, and his men.They almost succeeded in killing him.What if I’m their next target?I feel like everything is up in the air at the moment.
My hand lands softly on my belly, and my heart lurches.I can’t let anything happen to my baby.This baby is my responsibility, and I plan to protect them with everything in me.
“What’s the other option?”I croak.
