Chapter 6

LEXI.

I woke up still feeling tired, only to see my grandmother’s worried face as she spoke with one of the nurses, and my heart began thudding loudly.

“Where is David? Can I have him?” I blurted out, hoping that whatever was worrying her had nothing to do with my son.

“Lexi, we need to talk. But you need to calm down.” Nana said as she took a glass of water and handed it to me, but I couldn’t focus anymore.

If I thought the pain of giving birth was the most torturous pain I had ever gone through.

I was wrong.

Austin was not done hurting me. And he doubled up with his fucked-up ways.

I refused to believe Louise when she told me that Austin had taken my son and that I had allowed him to do it. Louise told me that she went out to buy things for me, but when she returned, both Austin and David were gone.

But everyone in the ward said I allowed him. But who on earth would think I would let Austin hold him after he rejected him?

I forced myself to stand up, even if everyone arou