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It's been a dairl kidnapped by her father and beaten almost to death, and our unborn baby was nearly lost Thenher, only for it to turn out that she was in labor The best things to have co okay, and little Dana being born Things are looking up for us, finally

Brooke will never believe this when I tell her

Chapter Thirty

Brooke

I watchthere on his back with his little arain, the movement of his jaw as he sucks his pacifier makes me smile Then I think about what happened, and tears prickabout what Hank did to me I hate that even teeks after the event, it's still so fresh in my mind

I sit in ht, while I feed Gabe, and I res Hank said about Gabe and Hawk I think about al up without a ht he'd killedlike that?

An insane one, Brooke

The doctor's only kept e to my body, no reason to keep et horabbed him and held him so close to me I told him over and over how much I love him Gabriel is my world, and I would die for hiood parent would for their child

I held onto Taylor for longher life, I thanked her for saving Gabe's, and I couldn't apologize enough for what could have happened to her Granted, no one knew she was pregnant, so how could I have? It didn't stop uilty that she could have lost that precious little girl Taylor took my face in her hands and told me not to think like that; baby Dana is perfectly healthy Taylor nor BlackJack wanted , yet, I still do

Hawk and I had to postpone our wedding I didn't want to get married with bruises all overphotos in years to co, though, we're getting married next week I don't want to feel like this when that day co to spoil it

I lay ently onabout it only upsets me like this I'm okay, my baby is okay, Gabe is safe, and Haillto be just fine We all are

“Hey, you,” I smile as Haraps his arms around my waist from behind, and kisses my cheek “He looks peaceful”

“Safe in sleep,” I smile at my baby boy Hawk and I made that beautiful boy, and soon we'll have another little boy to cherish Cherish him ill Well cherish both of them, Gabriel and Dante

“It's gonna be all right, you know?” Hawk rocks ainst mine

I lay ers “I love you so much,” I tell hi toto be okay because you've one, and he can't hurt us anymore”

“But you're still worried your brothersfor you Aren't you?”

I nod my head because that's precisely what I'm worried about The sheriff otten drunk at the bar his frequented often There he fought with a man Hank took a dislike to due to his color He then drunkenly drove houn and blew a hole through his stomach, but even I know my family will never believe it

I told myself that it didn'tfor me However, the truth is, how could they not? I' for both Marnie andtoan eye on her just in case soh

I don't kno the Snakes are going to get aith this I' to end up in prison for what he did I'm scared of the questions my brother's will as when they see Hank's body in the mortuary if they haven't already He's sure to have a mark on his face from when I hit him with that spade Surely that can't be passed off as an injury he sustained in a bar fight?

I don't want to speculate on things I know nothing about, but I can't help it I don't wanttrouble for ood health, but I don't want to see any of the as I live I'll always love them in some way, but they never cared about me Now is my time to be happy I have my family, Hawk, Gabe, our unborn son, the Snakes Henchmen, and Marnie

“You have nothing to worry about, Brooke There is nothing I won't do to protect you You know that, don't you?”

“I know” I turn my head and kiss him “I'm scared, Hawk What if my brother's work out what really happened to Hank?”

“Beautiful,” Hawk turns oing to find out They have no reason to question the sheriff and the coroner I know it's a lot to ask, but trustto worry about”

“I trust you with my life I just don't want to lose you”