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Laughter echoed in the sterile hospital hallway as the mistress viciously shoved the pregnant wife to the floor, backed by the cheating husband’s approving nod. Their arrogant smiles froze instantly when heavy footsteps thundered down the hall and a terrifying voice barked, “Grab them.” As the director knelt beside the crying woman, he looked up at the trembling husband and whispered…

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against the pillows.

“She’s stable,” were his first words. The only words that mattered. “Mild oxygen deprivation, but her Apgar scores are climbing. She’s a Halloway. She’s stubborn.”

I let out a breath I felt like I had been holding for nine months. “Thank you, Uncle Artie.”

He stood, walking over to the bed and dropping the heavy dossier onto my blanket.continue reading …

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