Chapter 245

• The pain at first was just a small, manageable dull ache, but it rapidly intensified into a full-blown pain, relentless, that made Ivy scream the whole drive to the hospital. Zack could do nothing but sigh in frustration, occasionally telling her it was going to be okay, she should hold on, but it got to the point that Ivy could no longer stand the sound of his voice. Any sound was like a jagged shard of glass scraping against her raw nerves. Even the leather seat of the limo could no longer contain her.
• The moment the car screeched to a halt in the hospital's emergency bay, Ivy clawed at the door handle, desperate for escape.
• Zack, his face a mask of fear and urgency, was right behind her, shouting for help the moment they breached the threshold. Nurses and orderlies, alerted by Zack's frantic cries and Ivy's obvious distress, swarmed forward. Before Zack could even explain, they were already whisking Ivy away.