Page 223 of Allegiance

Font Size:

Page 223 of Allegiance

Deep down, he was nervous as hell, and his heart wasn’t sure if he could take a negative test.

He felt like crying.

Since she knew her husband, she hugged him.

“Okay, we’ve got this,” she reassured. “Let’s get it over with.”

It was Maura’s turn to wait. When Jagger went in, he was in there for a while.

Well, longer than he should be.

While she was trying to be patient, it was so damn difficult.

“Are you lost?” she called to him. “You can’t re-pee on it. That won’t change it.”

When he came out, there were tears on his cheeks, and immediately, she expected the worst.

“Oh, no,” she whispered. “J, I’m sorry.”

He held it out, showing her.

Maura saw two lines, catching her off guard.

“Mar, you’re having my baby again. We’ve been given a second chance.”

And then, surprising her further, Jagger collapsed onto his knees and the floodgates opened.

Maura knew the weight he carried on his shoulders over this.

“Oh, God,” he whispered, that emotion swamping him so fast and furiously.

Maura couldn’t pinpoint what had broken him.

Was it the fact that they had created a new life, and he was happy?

Or because now came the fear all over again, and her poor husband was about to relive it again.

All that she could do was hold him.

So that’s what she did.

Pulling him against her, they sat together on that bathroom floor, thinking about the future.

Once more, everything would change.

For him.

For her.

For the Hunters.

Only, it didn’t really matter. For them, they had no choice but to keep moving forward.

The next adventure for them was about to begin.

Scary.

Or.




Top Books !
More Top Books

Treanding Books !
More Treanding Books