Chasing His Rejected Wife

Chapter 10 -



I heard a piercing scream and realized it was coming from me, as I stood frozen as Elisa tumbled down the stairs to land in a broken heap at the base. My heart hammered in my chest, fingers stiff and cold as I forced myself to move, eyes glued on the gruesome sight below. Someone shoved past me, pushing me aside so hard my shoulder hit the guardrail and I gasped as pain bloomed from the spot.

"What did you do to her?" Aiden had reached Elisa, he kneeled down beside her, his expression a picture of panic and fear. He gathered her carefully in his arms and I felt my head swim at the sight of the blood pooling beneath her. I slid down and sat on a step, my legs having turned to jelly.

"Aiden, don't move her, she may have a spinal injury." Vincent yelled as he brushed past me. Aiden set her back down on the ground, her face pale and lifeless.

"Call nine one one." Vincent instructed as he began emergency procedures on Elisa. With trembling fingers, Aiden pulled out his cell phone and dialed.

The next hour passed in a blur. The ambulance came and went, Aiden and Vincent going along with them, but not before Aiden had paused by me to say harshly.

"If anything happens to Elisa or her baby, you'll wish you were never born."

I stood gazing in the distance long after the tail lights of the ambulance had disappeared, unaware of anything, my mind blank of any thought save the sight of Elisa lying helpless and bleeding.

Someone draped a large jacket over my shoulders and I finally tore my eyes away from the treeline to see Logan standing beside me.

"It's freezing out here, come inside." He gently steered me towards the house and my feet followed, still numb.

"I need to go to the hospital," I mumbled, clutching at the lapels of the coat. "Need to make sure she's okay."

"I'll take you there." Logan assured me as he led me to a chair. "But first, let's get you warmed up and out of shock."

I shook my head and attempted to stand up. "No, I need to go now. Elisa could be..." I choked off with a sob, unwilling to complete my sentence.

Logan pulled me into a hug. "She'll be alright, Jess. Don't worry."

I pulled away and turned towards the door. "Please, Logan. Let's go now."

He saw the desperation on my face and nodded. "Okay, let's go."

We got into his car, a sleek black ferrari convertible just as Jodie caught up to us.

"Mom, we're heading to the hospital," I heard him say to her. I was still too numb to do much more than sit there, tense and worried because I was scared to death.

She leaned down to my window and took my hands in hers, giving me a comforting squeeze. "Are you alright, hun?"

Tears filled my eyes and I shook my head. I wasn't sure if I would ever be alright again. She gently pushed back strands of my hair that had come loose from my face. "I...I didn't mean to hurt her...I would never try to..."

"I know, dear. Don't beat yourself up. It was an accident, and those happen sometimes. Remember not to push yourself too hard, there's someone who depends on your well being, okay?"

I nodded and she smiled, let go of my hands and turned to her son. "Drive carefully and give me a call when you get to the hospital."

"Yeah mom. I'll do that." Logan turned on the ignition and the engines responded with a loud roar.

"What happened, Jess?" Logan asked once we were on the road to the hospital which was thankfully not too far. "How did Elisa fall down those stairs?"

I sighed and told him everything. From Elisa's pregnancy with Aiden to our impending divorce and finally, with a throat tight with emotion, the scene at the stairs. I told him about my pregnancy as well. Logan listened with growing incredulity, his knuckles in a death grip on the wheel, jaw set in fury.

"I'm going to kill him." He gritted out once I had finished. "That cheating asshole had the balls to threaten you because of his side chick? I'm going to cut off his balls and stuff them in his mouth. He cheated on you while you're carrying his child?"

"He doesn't know about the baby." I rubbed at my belly distractedly. "I was going to tell him after my trip."

"That doesn't excuse him at all. He shouldn't have cheated on you."

I hummed in response, grateful that we were approaching the hospital parking lot. We hurried into the building, my anxiety at critical levels as we neared the front desk, then followed directions to the trauma ward. "What are you doing here?" Aiden growled at me when we entered the surgery waiting room. He and Vincent were the only ones inside, their clothing rumpled and stained with blood. "Get out, right now." "Don't fucking order her around." Logan snapped, coming to stand in front of me, his eyes glaring daggers at Aiden. "Unless this room is in your name, you don't get to decide who stays or leaves."

"Logan," Aiden took several steps forward, tone low and deadly. "Do not test me right now. Take her and get the fuck out of here before I do something that'll land us both in prison."

"Logan, let's leave. Please." I tugged at his sleeve, scared that the two men would actually come to blows.

"We're not leaving. I'd like to see what he can do."

At this time, both men were literally nose to nose and the air was thick with so much tension, you could slice it with a blunt knife.

Aiden's jaw worked, his knuckles white and I could see he was trying his best not to swing at Logan. Both men were tall, though Aiden had several inches on Logan, his shoulders were broader, muscles more well defined. Still, I'd seen Logan fight before, he'd broken more than his share of noses in highschool and college. The guy could hold his own against a bigger opponent.

"Okay, the both of you need to calm down." Vincent inserted himself between the two men, arms out on either side. "This is neither the time nor place for this, not while Elisa is in surgery."

When neither man still moved, Vincent gently pushed Aiden back and he moved away reluctantly, his gaze still pinned on Logan.

If you're loving the book, nel5s.com is where the adventure continues. Join us for the complete experience-all for free. The next chapter is eagerly waiting for you! Vincent turned to me, his eyes devoid of actual warmth for the first time since I'd known him. "Jess, you two can stay."

"How is Elisa?" I asked.

"She's still in surgery for internal bleeding, but the ER doctor said she didn't have any spinal injuries, so that's good, but with the baby, she's not out of the woods yet." "I'm so sorry." I whispered. "This is my fault." If only I had stopped to talk to her, if only I hadn't tried to pull away when she grabbed my arm...

So many if onlys.

Aiden scoffed and pinned me with a glare." You pushed her, didn't you?"

"No!" I cried out, shaking my head frantically. "I didn't push her, I swear. I would never do that."

He looked like he didn't believe me. "Of course, you didn't."

"She didn't push her, asshole." Logan snapped at Aiden. "Your girlfriend was the one who came running after Jess, probably to gloat over the divorce."

"Watch your mouth or I swear I'll..."

"Guys, cool it." Vincent raised his voice in exasperation. "We're going to get thrown out of the hospital if you keep this up."

We retreated to opposite sides of the room, Logan and I on one end, Aiden and Vincent at the other. Aiden sat down and took out his phone and proceeded to ignore us.

An hour passed before a doctor clad in purple scrubs came over to inform us that Elisa was out of surgery and in recovery. She had ruptured her spleen in the fall and sustained some injuries, including a broken arm, but otherwise would be expected to make a full recovery.

We all breathed out a collective sigh of relief until Aiden asked tersely. "And the baby? Will it be okay?"


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