Chapter 643 End of the Road
Following her daughter’s gaze, Dawn looked down–and forgot how to breathe.
It was supposed to be dinnertime. Instead, the house had descended into chaos.
Dawn handed Dulce to Austin and asked him to watch her.
Ethan had already called for an ambnce. It would take at least half an hour to arrive.
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Two minutes earlier, Dulce had pointed at the water pooling on the floor and told her mommy to look. That was when Dawn realized the water seeping out wasn’t clear. It was pale red. Blood diluted with water.
She scooped Dulce up and rushed outside, shouting down the stairs, “Ethan!”
Ethan and Austin charged upstairs at once and mmed the guest bathroom door open.
The men couldn’t go in. Only Dawn and Raven rushed inside.
Even Raven–who’d lived long enough to think she’d seen everything—let out a startled cry at the sight.
The bathtub was filled to the brim.
Annay naked in the water, a deep cut shed clean across her wrist.
No mistaking it–blood was still flowing, carried outward by the rippling water.
She must’ve been afraid the wound would clot. The warm water kept running, and her discarded clothes were stuffed into the drain, forcing the water to spill out <i>into </i>the hallway.
Dawn mped a hand over her mouth. For two full seconds, her mind went nk.
‘Anna…”
Her Anna…
Raven reacted first. She rushed to turn off the faucet, then, with trembling fingers, reached to check Ann’s breathing.
‘She’s still breathing! Mrs. Jackson… she is!”
t was faint. But it was there.
Dawn wiped her tears away and forced her voice steady. “Raven, get a towel–no, a robe.”
They were going to the hospital. A robe would be easier.
She couldn’t lift Anna on her own, so she reached over and pulled the drain.
Then, she clutched Anna’s wrist with both hands, pressing hard, begging the blood to stop. Please. Please stop…
A minuteter, Raven came back with the robe. The tub was only half–drained. Together, they hauled Anna out. By the time the robe was on, Dawn was soaked through, head to toe.
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“Has the ambnce arrived?”
“Not yet…”
Raven was shaking. This was her first time dealing with something like this. When she’d helped lift Anna, she’d felt how cold the young woman’s body was. If she really didn’t make it … how would Dawn survive that?
Raven silently scolded herself.
What nonsense.
Ms. Winsor would be fine. She had to be.
Dawn didn’t have the bandwidth to think. She was gripping Anna’s wrist with all her strength, yet the blood kept seeping through her fingers.
Tears spilled freely, beyond her control.
“Anna…”
“Please, Anna. Don’t do this… don’t give up on yourself. You know he’s not worth it. <i>You </i><i>know </i>he’s terrible. Why would you still—”
Her voice broke, words dissolving into sobs.
She didn’t know what else to do anymore.
But what if <i>talking </i><i>helped</i><i>? </i>
What if <i>Anna </i>could <i>hear </i><i>her</i><i>? </i>
What if <i>it </i>could wake even <i>the </i><i>smallest </i><i>will </i><i>to </i><i>live</i><i>? </i>
“You still have me. You still have Dulce. Your parents are waiting for you at home. You can’t just … you can’t. Let’s try again, okay? Just once more, One more time…”
No matter what she said, the woman in her arms didn’t respond. That beautiful face had gone deathly pale, her lips drained of all color.
Ethan came in then. His expression darkened at the sight.
“Dawn. Let me<i>.</i><i>” </i>
He pressed against Anna’s artery, checked the time, and said in a low voice, “Hold on a little longer. The ambnce should be here any second.”
Five more agonizing minutes passed before voices finally sounded at the door.
“Quick!”
Dawn stood up. Her legs, numb from crouching too long, nearly gave out. Raven caught her in time.
“I’m fine… Ethan, hurry. Carry her down. They’ll have blood supplies. They can save her…”
Faced with the naked desperation in her eyes, Ethan’s heart clenched.
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He didn’t waste another second. He lifted Anna and rushed downstairs.
The doctors and nurses took over immediately. One look at Anna’s face, and their expressions turned even graver.
“Move!
“Now!”
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Time slowed to a crawl. Every second felt endless.
Ethan and Dawn both rode in the ambnce. He held her hand tightly and murmured, “She’ll be okay. Anna’s a tough one. She’ll pull through.”
“I want her to be okay.”
The moment Dawn spoke, tears spilled again.
She tried to keep herself together, but the doctors‘ urgent movements, the nurses‘ clipped voices, their grave expressions–it all screamed how bad things were.
At one point, guilt stabbed through her chest.
She’d known something was wrong.
<i>Why </i><i>hadn’t </i><i>she </i><i>stayed </i>with <i>Anna </i><i>the </i><i>moment </i><i>they </i><i>got </i><i>home</i>?
<i>Why </i><i>hadn’t </i><i>she </i><i>noticed </i><i>when </i><i>Anna </i><i>went </i><i>into </i><i>the </i><i>bathroom</i><i>? </i>
Anna…
How much pain had she endured <i>to </i>reach the point where she saw no road forward but this?
Dawn’s eyes still shimmered with tears–then, abruptly, hardened. “Leon Graves… I want to know exactly what that man did to her.”
“Okay,” Ethan said. One hand rubbed her back, steady and grounding. With the other, he pulled out his phone and issued the order immediately,
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<strong>Olivia Harris</strong> is an emerging author celebrated for her captivating romantic and steamy novels. With a talent for crafting deep emotional connections and fiery chemistry between her characters, Olivia’s stories offer readers an escape into worlds filled with passion, intrigue, and heart-stopping drama.