CHAPTER 82: THE TRUTH

The hospital room felt too small suddenly, the walls pressing in. William's eyes were already closing from exhaustion and painkillers but I couldn't leave. Not yet.

"Kate, you need rest too." Tina touched my shoulder. "The baby—"

"I know." I stood up slowly, everything aching. "Five more minutes."

Jeremy and Emma had left to start coordinating our trip to Mr Howard's. The detective was gone. It was just us and the steady beep of William's monitors.

A knock at the ...