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e gurney
hunderstorm over Manhattan. The heavy rear doors of the vehicl
ubber wheels hit the flooded asphalt, spraying
er massive, swollen belly. The thin white hospital gown was already soaked through. Bower lip. The metallic taste of
of the sliding glass doors. She
ear the hallway!"
p. The harsh, blinding white fluorescent lights on the ceiling flashed past her eyes in a
ician, power-walked toward them. His face was
elt like a serrated knife dra
clamped around the cold metal side-rails of the gurney. S
sed his hands firmly against her lower abdomen. His th
. "Both of them. The twins
attached to Corrine's stomach let out a piercing, h
de as she stared at the screen. "Baby A's he
se Team! Stat C-section, now!
he gurney. His face was
he chaos. "If I don't cut you open right this second, you a
er forehead. The pain was blinding, tearing her bod
ck stack of papers
We need a family member or a legal medical proxy t
mi
Her trembling hand instinctively reached for the pillow next to her head
er husband, Cristofer Clarke. They were standing apart. He wasn't
to unlock it. She dialed the private line. The line Cr
ressed agai
i
i
nd hammered against Corr
arched off the mattress. The phone slipped from h
Sharon urged, grabbing her shoulder. "The ane
Fresh blood pooled in her mouth. Sh
ated syst
the voicemail of
shut. She forced air i
aker, her voice cracking. "Plea
ning harsh. "One more minute and the lack of oxyge
like a physical blow to the face. The heir to the Clarke medi
. More warm blood gushed between her legs. T
handbag. "I'm going to find your conta
orrine
bed Sharon's wrist. Her nai
her. She was just an orphan. A commoner. They would rather wa
pain forced her fading consciousness back in
ead into Dr.
agony. "The law states I can sign for myself. If my babies die because you waited for a man who isn't
threat in her eyes caught him off guard. But the red
a black pen
violently. She dragged the ink across the signature l
, suffocating heaviness crashed over her. Her arm
o!" Dr. Fi
ently through the double d
shut with a loud thud. Sharon stood there, cat
he screen was still glowing. A smea

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