Chapter 34

Ethan's POV

I sped through the streets like a madman, my hand glued to the horn as if its blare could magically part the traffic in front of me. Every slow-moving car felt like a personal insult, every red light an enemy I had to conquer. My eyes kept moving from the road to the glowing numbers on my dashboard clock, each second that ticked by made me even angrier.

Come on. Move, damn it.

The hospital was only minutes away, yet it felt as if the city itself was conspiring to slow me down. My mind was racing even faster than the car, flooded with thoughts of Sofia and more than anything, the baby. What if something had happened? What if the message she sent was the last calm before the storm?

I dialed her number again, pressing the phone to my ear, silently begging her to pick up. But the robotic voice telling me the number was unreachable sliced through the car like a knife. I cursed under my breath, gripping the steering wheel until my knuck