Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 101 ~ A birth mark

ATHENA

The Loud sound of an ambulance reaches my ears as | step out of the hospital. My shift just ended and I'm beat.

It's only been a few days and | still can't get Alex's gaze out of my mind. The way he looked at Zayan when he

kissed my cheek made my heart stop and | hate that even after what he's done tohe's still able to get a rise

out of me.

I'm pulling out my phone when the ambulance parks and Alex steps out and my heart drops to my stomach.

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No.. God no!

| watch in slow motion as the paramedics rush out, the first thought that hitsis Nana and | can barely

breathe.

Slowly, | drag my legs forward as | tune every sound out the only thing | can now hear is the blood rushing to my

ears.

But | halt when Leah jumps out and then | see the small oxygen mask. The tiny limbs.

The panic painted all over Alex's face.

Rayen.

What happened?

My God please let him be okay, Alex won't survive this pain a second time.

lan comes flying through the ER doors, already pulling gloves on. "Bring him to Trauma 1. Now!"

The doors burst open and Rayen is wheeled inside, his tiny body limp, hooked up to an oxygen tank. His skin is

red and angry. His lips are slightly blue.

| feel sick.

"His airway's compromised. We need to intubate," lan barks, but there's a hesitation in his eyes as he glances

towardlike he knows how badly this is affecting me.

"Get the three of them out of here!" He barks the orders and before we know what's going on, doors are being

shut in our faces although no one dares to touch Alex, his anger is enough to keep one at a distance.

Leah paces back and forth with her hand between her teeth.

"That stupid woman should be jailed for this! Everyone knows Rayen is allergic to peanuts." Her face is red in

anger and her eyes are full of fear.

Unable to find the right words, | turn to leave so | can give them sroom but Alex stops me,

"Stay." He commands.

"Why is she staying? This is a family matter!" Leah fumes.

"Because | said so," he bites out, his voice like ice and fire at once.

Leah glares at me, her chest rising and falling with fury. "You're not thinking straight." She turns to face him

again, "She has no reason to be here!"

Alex turns and | hold my breath.

The room seems to freeze. Every second that passes feels heavier, the air growing colder, suffocating.

His green eyes harden into something | wouldn't dare to nand Leah knows she has crossed the line because

she not only shuts up, she sits down too.

| feel my heart beating so fast | swear | can see stars. | don't know what happened, but I'm praying he will

survive.

"Someone gave him cookies made with fucking peanut. " He growls as if to answer my question.

"He will be okay. I'm also allergic to peanut but I've survived several attacks and Rayen is your son, which means

he has blood of a fighter." | whisper the last words to him.

I hate Alex.

But I'm not so wicked as to watch him drown in pain knowing very well how he lost himself when our son died. |

still feel pain when | think about it and at spoint I'd curse him out for looking so happy while | drowned in

SOIToW.

| take the curses back.

For the first time, Alex looks at me, his green eyes hard but searching, like he's trying to figure out if | mean it.

For a brief moment, tstops as we stare at each other. My heart beats even faster as he looks atlike he

can see my soul.

Then the door to Trauma 1 opens, making us break contact.

"He's stable,” lan announces, making us all sigh in relief just as the door opens revealing Ariana, Eli, Sloane and

Noah.

It's been two days and for sreason, | keep checking on Rayen every chance |

get even though my shift is packed.

The little boy is so adorable when he rubs on you, you bend to his will.

I'm just clocking out when | enter his room to say goodnight.

As | step in, | see him lying on the bed, his small body propped up slightly by pillows. His eyes flicker open and

meet mine.

Rayen's lips curl into a small, weak smile that somehow makes my heart cench. His skin is still a bit

pale, but the color's slowly

returning

to his cheeks.

His small hand reaches out to me, and before can stop myself, | move toward him, instinctively drawn to this tiny

human who's been through so much and despite how annoying cutest

both his parents are, he is theng

kid out there.

"Hello." he whispers, his voice raspy but clear enough to reach me.

| put away my worried look and give him a smile. "Hey, big guy. How're you

feeling?"

"| feel tired. Where is Daddy?," he responds softly, looking down at his small hands before meeting my eyes

again. "l want to take a bath."

| bet he's out there killing someone.

Alex has been in the worst mood these past days and no one wants to cross paths with him for fear of life being

sucked out of you.

Security is so tight. Four guards are always outside his room on rotation 24/7. "Uhm...Daddy has stepped out

okay, letcall your mom. She'll want to help you with that."

His face falls slightly, a frown tugging at his lips as he shakes his head. "Can you bathethen?"

| doubt Leah will appreciate that very much.

"Please?" Rayen's voice is almost pleading, his gaze wide, trust radiating from his little eyes.

The quiet desperation in his tone hitslike a wave, and before | realize it, | nod, feeling the weight of the

moment.

"Okay, big guy. Let's get you cleaned up."

He smiles but it's still weak and it breaks my heart.

I walk to his private bathroom and start his bath while | gently start to undress him. When his little body is bare, |

reach for a towel to cover him when my hands halt. There, just beneath his ribcage, is a birthmark. The same

shape, the ssize, the exact splace as the one I've always had, the one on my own side.

It's a strange sensation, seeing that mark on him. My mind goes blank for a split second, my thoughts spinning

in a haze of confusion and disbelief.

Could it be?

"Rayen," | say, my voice barely a whisper as my hand hovers above the mark. "This... this is the sas mine."

"Really? We even have the shair colour!" Ryan adds to my shock, making my heart stop.