Left in the Abyss

Fear flared in the depths of Clara's eyes as she attempted to prop herself up on her elbows, but the slightest movement tormented her wounded chest, sending her falling back down. After several failed attempts to sit up, she helplessly turned her gaze toward the closed door.

'Declan really abandoned me,' she thought. 'Eight years of secret love, four years of marriage, two pregnancies, one serious