Chapter 5 - The Rescue
The impact sent Isabella flying backward into the muddy grass.
The heavy black SUV screeched to a halt right next to my stretcher.
The doors flew open, and three armed men in tactical gear jumped out.
Marcus stepped out from the passenger side, ignoring the bandages wrapped around his arms.
He ran to my side and frantically checked my pulse.
He told me he had placed a microscopic GPS tracker on my wedding ring months ago.
His security team swarmed the area, searching the tall grass for Isabella.
But the darkness of the woods provided the perfect cover for her escape.
One of the guards yelled that he had found a trail of blood leading toward the river.
Marcus ordered them to hunt her down and bring her back alive.
He carefully lifted me from the stretcher and placed me in the warm backseat of his SUV.
My body was still shivering from the cold and the lingering effects of the poison.
Marcus drove us immediately to a private underground medical facility owned by his corporation.
A team of elite doctors was already waiting at the entrance.
They rushed me into a sterile trauma room and immediately began drawing my blood.
The head doctor examined my charts with a grim expression on his face.
He pulled Marcus aside, but the room was so quiet I could hear every word.
The doctor stated that the drug Isabella used was highly experimental and lethal to infants.
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He looked Marcus directly in the eye and delivered the devastating news.
The only way to save my life was to terminate the pregnancy immediately.
