Love Unbreakable

She Woke Up Caught off guard, Nicole stumbled backward when Jarrod shoved her.

Her heel got stuck in the emergency exit door, causing her to fall hard onto the concrete.

The sound of her falling was a muffled thud, making it clear she'd taken a heavy fall.

Just as Nicole was gearing up to unleash a string of curses, a soft feminine voice wafted in from the outside.

"Jarrod, what brings you here?” It was unmistakably Jamie's voice.

Switching his attention from the door to Jamie, Jarrod answered softly, "I’m visiting a friend.

What's got you in the hospital?” Jamie caught a faint whiff of shower gel, and for a fleeting moment, her eyes flashed with barely noticeable malice.

"I'm a bit lightheaded, so I came to get checked out.” Jamie leaned against Jarrod's chest.

Jarrod gave her a quick look and asked, "Feeling worn out?" Without waiting for her response, he scooped her up into his arms.

"Hey, there are so many people coming and going here..." Jarrod's eyes settled on the now-shut emergency exit door, and a dark feeling began to stir within him.

"What's there to be scared of? I'm just holding my girl.

Who's going to object?" Blushing, Jamie wrapped her arms around his neck.

“You have no shame, do youe" With a grin, Jarrod patted her rear.

"I've seen you unfazed in far more brazen scenarios." Their conversation dwindled as they walked away, leaving Nicole alone, curled up behind the exit passage.

The back of her head and her elbow bore the brunt of her fall, both now pulsating with pain, making standing up a real struggle.

Only a few days had elapsed in their supposed three- year arrangement, and Nicole had already found it hard to endure.

Though Jarrod had vowed not to marry within their agreement, she still couldn't hold her head high.

She knew that, especially in front of Jamie, she could be cast aside at any moment.

Suddenly, the exit door swung open.

Nicole thought it was Jarrod and blurted out, “Aren't you supposed to be with her?" It fell quiet on the other end.

Lifting her gaze, she found not Jarrod, but a young doctor in a white coat, holding a cigarette and regarding her with a perplexed look.

Nicole hastily apologized.

"I'm sorry." "It's fine." The doctor glanced at his cigarette and then back at her, putting it out without a word.

approaching, Nicole knew

strength to stand and limped toward the door

few paces away, she

her, releasing her hand once she

"Would you like me to fetch a wheelchair for you?" Nicole waved her hand dismissively, remarking, "I can manage on my own, but

flirting with another man

through his, as Jamie cooed, "We can leave now, Jarrod." Breaking his stare, Jarrod turned around and exited the

found herself trapped

this dream, a small silhouette stood with its back to her amid a seemingly endless

connection,

the gap, her feet felt as though they

call out, but her vocal cords

wave of absolute despair washed over her as she collapsed to her knees, inching her way toward

the farther she reached, the more distant the

she beseechingly implored the child to

white, and through the infinity

Raegan found she still couldn't utter

only a silent

"Please...

recede further into the distance until it was swallowed by the snowy

chilling clink of surgical instruments broke through,

save the

hysterectomy, then deal with the other injuries..." Frantically, she shook her head, her

take my baby away...” But

grip of forceps removing the

cleaved open by a dull blade,

blanket of snow faded, replaced by

been comatose for four

mutter incomprehensibly, at times

relayed the doctor's diagnosis to Mitchel, the latter's already fragile heart

a

Mitchel the paternity test Raegan had entrusted him to

went through

you two,

thing she would typically do.” Mitchel stared at

like it had splintered into fragments

was indeed his own didn't surprise him as much

He had questioned her, lost faith in her, confined her, and demeaned

him most, he had cast her

a reddish hue, teetering

days that Raegan lay unconscious, Mitchel found himself sitting alone on a bench outside the ICU, consumed by guilt