Page 57 of Chance

"How much you've changed in a few months. I like it."He tells me.

I grin at him as we are let into the maternity ward.

As I walk into the room, I drop my bag on the floor. Elena is holding a knife to Maisy’s throat, while Maisy looks terrified. My baby is crying, and Izzy is nowhere to be seen.

"Elena," I say gently, walking into the room.

I haven’t seen her in weeks, and I stupidly thought she had moved past her obsession with me. It’s clear from her messy hair and worn out clothes that she hasn’t been looking after herself. Her hand is shaking as she holds the knife, her other hand is in Maisy’s hair, holding her neck in place.

I hear Elliot stop outside the room, not coming inside but staying close. I know he must have heard what I said, and he knows anything Elena is doing here isn’t good.

"Seb, baby, I said I would fix things." Elena looks at me, grinning.

She looks worse than I've ever seen her. Her hair is all over the place, and I can smell her from here. She must be drunk. Looking at the red marks on her arms, I realize she might be high too. I know I need to be careful because the dagger looks very sharp, and I can’t lose Maisy.

"Okay, Elena, you and I can leave. I won't see them again," I tell her, holding up my hands as I take a step closer into the room. I’m hoping I can get her to come with me. I can’t look at Maisy when I hear her whimper. Elena shakes her head frantically and pulls Maisy’s hair, exposing more of her neck.

"No, I have to end her. She has always ruined everything. Arthur told me how to get you to myself. I planned to make you mine, and she ruined it!" she screams, it echoes around the room. Jake screams louder, clearly picking up on our distress. I grit my teeth to stop from going to him.

"Ruined what?" Maisy asks. I shake my head at her. Elena stares down at her as she speaks, giving me a chance to move a little closer.

"I drugged him at that party and kissed him when I knew you were near. I sent the messages to make you leave him alone. Arthur paid your mother to take you away so he would be mine!" she growls the last words into Maisy’s face, looking crazier than ever.

I should have known something was up when I saw her with Arthur the first time. It doesn't surprise me that he used this poor girl to mess with me. I have to admit, it worked for a while. I fought harder, lost myself in his cage with girls and with alcohol.

"Why?" I ask, wondering why Arthur would help her so much.He could have chosen any girl, not some random teenager.

"He's my uncle. He promised I could have you. He said he owns you, so he needed you in the family. He told me to get pregnant, but I don’t want that. This baby will do." She shrugs off my question with an answer that makes little sense. I’m glad I always wore protection with her. I wonder if Tristan and Allie know Elena is their cousin.

"Let's go then. Just me and you," I tell her, taking another step into the room, holding my hand out to her. I don't look at Maisy because I can’t risk Elena seeing my expression.

"No, she needs to die." Elena pushes the knife into Maisy’s neck a little, causing her to bleed.

I rush forward, pulling Elena to the ground with me, and try to grab the knife from her. She ends up cutting my arm in the struggle, but I eventually get the knife off her as Maisy screams at us. I throw it away, holding Elena on the floor. Elliot and Izzy rush into the room.

"I got her," Elliot says, taking over and holding Elena down while she screams.

Izzy is holding Jake as I get to my feet, and she looks terrified as she calms Jake by rocking him. A few midwives rush into the room, looking beyond shocked at the situation.

"Take him out of this room," I tell Izzy gently, rushing to a shocked Maisy, who's holding her neck.

Doctors rush into the room, talking about sedating Elena and saying that the police are on the way.

"I got you," I say as I pull Maisy into my lap in the bed. Elena’s screams die down as she is injected with something, and Elliot lets her go.

"What the hell?" Allie asks, coming into the room.

"No one’s allowed in here, go and put the ward on lock down. Only the police or family are allowed in here. Let the other mothers know to stay in their rooms," voices say around the room.

A doctor is standing by the door, stopping Allie from coming closer.

"I swear I’ll go crazy on all your asses if you don't let me see my girl." She glares at the doctor, who swiftly moves.

"Maisy, you okay?" Allie asks, going to stroke Maisy’s cheek.

Allie glances at Elena passed out on the floor and Elliot who is holding the knife, putting it on the side table.

"Yeah, I think so. I want to see my son," she says, and I pull her hand away from her neck.

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