I wiped it absently and stared at the blood on my fingers. It dripped slowly onto the table.
My chest tightened, breath coming shallow and sharp. I lifted my eyes to Victoria.
She met my gaze and smiled, mouthing a word when no one was watching.
‘Peanuts’
I huffed clawing at my chest, deathly allergic.
"Lianna-" Zyan noticed first before Victoria screamed.
"My stomach! "
She doubled over, clutching herself as panic erupted instantly around her.
Chairs scraped back. Zyan rushed to her side. My father and brothers surrounded her, voices overlapping in fear.
"Call the doctor! "
No one looked at me.
I gripped the edge of the table, blood trickling down as my vision darkened, my lungs burning as if the air itself had abandoned me.
They rushed her out.
And I was left behind struggling to breathe.
The ambulance siren wailed through the night.
My vision swam in and out as I was wheeled inside the hospital.
"Miss! " The doctor caught my face gently, forcing my unfocused gaze to hers. "Listen to me. If you can hold on for one hour, we can save the baby. But I need to give you this injection right now."
"This will stabilize you. If I don’t administer it, your heart will fail before labour finishes, your body can’t handle both shock and blood loss. "
My hands trembled as I clutched my belly, terror clawing its way up my throat.
"Do it. "I whispered. "Please…do it. "
The needle had barely touched my skin
BANG!
Guards flooded in and behind them, Zyan strode forward, his arms holding Victoria trembling like a wounded lamb.
Zyan’s gaze landed on the syringe before something ugly twisted in his eyes.
He strode forward and slapped the doctor’s hand away.
The syringe…my last chance..flew through the air and shattered against the floor, the life saving medicine spilling out uselessly.
"You! No! "the doctor screamed. "That shot was her only chance! The baby won’t make it! Even Lianna’s heart-"
"There is a limit to shamelessness! You found Victoria was getting her treatment here and hired all doctors faking your illness! "Zyan didn’t let the doctor finish.
"Get her out and prepare for Victoria’s treatment immediately! "he ordered coldly.
The nurse interjected quickly. "Sir, Miss Victoria seems fine, its Miss Lianna-"
The doctor was taken away despite resistance and the door slammed shut.
Silence crashed down before a thunderous sound echoed.
SLAP!