Stolen Heartbeat

~VALERIE’S POV~

The steady beep of the heart monitor was the only sound in the room.

I lay still, my body heavy, my chest tight. Every time I drifted into half-sleep, I woke the same way….my hand on my stomach, reaching, hoping. Every time, I felt nothing. Just emptiness.

My baby was gone.

I turned my face into the pillow, hiding from the bright light above. The air smelled of antiseptic and metal