Chapter 139

Liam POV 

I sat there in my car, the weight of my emotions pressing down on me. I didn't even know how long I had been sitting, crying, and drowning in anger at myself.

My heart was shattered, broken into a million pieces, and all I could think about was Haylie and our unborn child. My mind raced with worry, imagining what she must be going through right now. Part of me wanted to rush to her side, to hold her, to protect her from the storm we had created.

But I couldn't. She needed space—distance from me. And worse, I didn't even know where she was.

I lifted my head from my arms and leaned it back against the seat, trying to steady my breathing. The overwhelming weight in my chest grew heavier, the pain consuming me entirely.

And then, breaking through the chaos in my mind, Claudine's voice echoed through the mind link, frantic and laced with worry.