Died For Their Vows, Back For My Revenge Chapter 05

Died For Their Vows, Back For My Revenge Chapter 05

Nolan scooped me up and ran. 

My parents stood frozen, staring at the blood. 

“She was pregnant? Why didn’t she tell us!” 

My father’s face went ugly. Then he snorted. “This isn’t on us. She screwed up first. And we weren’t the ones hitting her.” 

is!” 

“Enough. Just go! We need to see how bad it 

My mother cut him off and dragged him 

toward the hospital. 

Outside the operating room, Nolan stared 

down at his hands. Covered in my blood. He 

looked like his soul had left his body. 

My father paced for a while. Then his voice 

pitched with anxiety. “What about Tessa? We still 

don’t know where she is.” 

My mother glanced at Nolan, who hadn’t said 

a word. She clenched her jaw. “If it comes down to 

it, we call the cops. We can’t just let Tessa stay 

missing.” 

Tessa. Tessa. Tessa. 

Nolan stared at his in–laws. That name was 

the only thing coming out of their mouths. 

And before, his own head and heart had been 

full of nothing but Tessa Hayes. 

“Call the cops,” he said. “I’m staying here until 

Lydia wakes up.” 

My parents exchanged a look. Then they 

made the call. 

off. 

Not long after, the operating room lights shut 

The doctors wheeled me out. Nolan shot to 

his feet. 

“Doctor. How is my wife…” 

The doctor shook his head. “We couldn’t save 

the baby. The mother needs substantial recovery 

time. But…” 

Hesitation crossed the doctor’s face. “The 

patient has facial injuries and bruising across her body. This is consistent with physical assault. We 

recommend involving the police.” 

“No. Don’t. That won’t be necessary.” 

Nolan’s voice was barely a whisper. Walking 

beside my bed, he slapped himself across the 

face. Hard. 

It didn’t matter what the circumstances were. 

You don’t lay hands on your wife. Ever. 

My mother looked at me for a few seconds and sighed. She turned to Nolan. “She’ll be fine. 

When she wakes up, you two can talk it out. She 

was in the wrong to begin with. You can’t fully 

blame yourself.” 

“Besides, Lydia’s always been forgiving. She’s 

a good kid. She definitely won’t…” 

A phone buzzed. My mother’s voice cut off. 

It was the police station. 

“Ma’am, Tessa Hayes has been located. She wasn’t kidnapped. Turns out her friends were just messing around with her. Please verify the facts before you file a report next time.” 

The call ended. The silence that followed was 

absolute. You could’ve heard a pin drop. 

Nolan’s face went gray. He finally understood 

the full, staggering depth of his stupidity. 

My father’s brows knitted together. He 

coughed twice. “That girl. She really knows how to cause trouble. Nolan, don’t worry. When we get 

home, we’ll give her a proper talking–to.” 

My mother jumped in immediately. “Yes. Absolutely. We’ll ground her for a good long while. Once her sister is better, we’ll bring her here so she 

can apologize to Lydia in person.” 

Every word out of their mouths was a shield. around Tessa. They didn’t want a single scratch 

on her. 

Not a single thought spared for me, lying 

broken in a hospital bed. 

But before my parents could leave, the door 

slammed open. 

Tessa waltzed in, an apology already pasted 

on her face. 

She stuck out her tongue. Glanced at me. 

“Yikes. You look really bad.”