She extended her right arm, trying to reach arou
in the chest. "I am a board-certified expe
en rocking chair. Pain flared up her side. She lost precious
der his armpits. The baby's head lolled back. Di
e through the nursery. "You're drivi
back on the padded changing table. She raised her right ha
he recognized the motion instantly. Diane
"A blind sweep will push the obstruction int
s gaze toward Maya. His judgment was entirely c
ar. "Get that crazy woman away from the baby! Ge
ed his thick arm around her waist. The other locked her
the infant's mouth. She dug blindly for
table. His face shifted from purple to a deadly, ashen g
y hand, trembling. "I can't feel anything!" she scr
sobbed uncontrollably. She buried her face in h
en seconds of oxygen left in his blood
uards. She let her entire body go de
shifted their balance. Maya used the sudden momentum. She stompe
His grip around her waist loose
rst guard. She threw her elbow backward, driving it hard int
ble. Her eyes were completely devoid of panic
ble. She was crying hysterically, blo
the shoulder. The force sent the older woman crashing
ure rage. He stepped forward, his fists clench
Her entire focus narrowed down to the dying
's jaw. She supported his fragile hea
baby's back. She lifted him from the chan
ged at her back. Their hands grasped at the f
orner of the room. She shielded the baby with h
ely. She clutched the baby tightly against her own
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