Chapter 57

Shouldn’t I have thought about that before I came? Yeah, stupid woman! But if you had, you would’ve backed yourself out of it.

This is the only way I could actually do this.

Just heading up the long winding driveway, I see people running up the huge field-like garden, carrying something… someone?

Hold on a second!

They’re shouting!

“PREP FOR SURGERY!”

“HURRY THE FUCK UP! IF HE DIES, I’M GONNA SLAUGHTER ALL OF YOU!”

Who? Who’s going to die?

My spine chills, and I follow, watching the scene play out.

“WE DON’T HAVE TIME! GET THE DOCTOR OUT HERE NOW!” That’s Declan’s voice, “NOW!”

They stop and drop to the floor, putting the person down.

A teenage girl is stood there beside Deacon’s dad, tears in her eyes, “someone do something! He can’t die!” She sobs, “Please?”

Ok, seriously, what-

I take a step forward and gasp, my stomach heaving when I see the face of my baby daddy on the floor, covered in blood.

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