Promises in the Dark
“Ida was dilated to seven centimeters and the baby was breech.She hadn’t told Zane that she wasn’t sure Ida would make it even with them staying put. The woman had waited too long, traveled too far—and maybe none of that would matter in the end, but the heaviness in the pit of Olivia’s stomach told her otherwise.The labor was moving quickly. She’d have to turn the baby or attempt a cesarean, although that choice rarely worked, especially here. If the blood loss didn’t kill Ida, the infection tha...t was sure to follow would.She comforted the woman in a low voice to reassure her, just as the sounds of gunfire slashed through the night. Ida screamed.“No,” Olivia whispered fiercely. “Not a sound.” She pushed a towel into Ida’s mouth for the woman to bite on and Ida nodded, understood, bit down hard on the cloth in fear and pain.A hand on Olivia’s shoulder made her whirl sharply.Zane didn’t say a word, just surveyed the scene in front of him, a heavy machine gun in his hand and another hanging from a long strap across his body.MoreLess
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