**POV: Harper**

When I woke up, I found myself still lying in the hospital bed, sweating profusely because of my dreams. I looked around and discovered that Ethan was not in sight. I thought that I would sleep better knowing that my unborn child was doing okay, but the nightmares kept me awake, reminding me of my near-death experience.

I wasn't surprised when I didn't see Ethan sitting next to me in my hospital bed. If anything, I felt relieved that he had taken my advice and gone home to freshen up and attend to a few things he had abandoned because of me. He had been in the hospital...