Wherever Victor Goes

***Hazel***

I woke up screaming.

Not softly. Not gently. I jolted awake like someone had ripped me out of a nightmare by the throat, my lungs burning as I sucked in air, my heart slamming so violently against my ribs it hurt.

My hands flew to my stomach before my eyes even fully opened.

I pressed my palms there—hard. Desperate. As if I could physically shield my baby from everything that had gone