Chapter 15

After Alina collapsed at the wedding, the Fords had her rushed to the hospital. The doctors diagnosed signs of a threatened miscarriage, brought on by stress and emotional strain. Thankfully, they got there in time, and the baby was still stable, but Alina had to rest and stay calm. Even so, lying in bed while watching the gloomy sky outside the window, Alina couldn't pull herself out of the spiral. That wedding had once been something she had struggled to accept, but now it was a wound she couldn't bear to look back on. Alina truly did love Aaron, but deep down, she had always known there was an impossible gap between them. The only woman he had ever really loved was Eleanor—and Alina had only entered his life because of one accident. That accident had flared up like a falling star—brilliant and quick—but destined to burn out. Once she gave birth to this child, she would disappear from Aaron's world for good. That much, she knew for sure. But even though she knew that, she still