No Second Chances, Blake

Chapter 2 Chapter (Ⅱ)

Word Count: 504 | Released on: 29/01/2026

nothing. He found his cufflinks and shut the closet door, the notebook already fading from his mind. He had more important things to think

a large pad, her brow furrowed in concentration. She looked up when he e

arly," she said

he replied, loosening his tie

er eyes dimmed

a drawing of a nursery, detailed and full of soft light. A crib, a mobile with tiny stars, a rocking chair. He felt a

lient?" he asked

losed the sketchbo

looked at the clock. He should leave soon. He wanted to be t

etween them, when his phone ran

news! Now!" Mark'

eport filled the screen. A building was engulfed in flames. Thick blac

d Gallery downtown, where a massive fire broke out

blood r

nd bolted for the door without a word to Caroline. He didn' t look back. He

her needed to see it for herself. She drove through the city, her hands tig

ing lights, the roar of the fire. Blake had abandoned his car a

o get her!" Blake yelled,

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No Second Chances, Blake

Valeria Romance

“For three years, I documented the slow death of my marriage in a black journal. It was my 100-point divorce plan: for every time my husband, Blake, chose his first love, Ariana, over me, I deducted points. When the score hit zero, I would leave. The final points vanished the night he left me bleeding out from a car crash. I was eight weeks pregnant with the child we had prayed for. In the ER, the nurses frantically called him-the star surgeon of the very hospital I was dying in. "Dr. Santos, we have a Jane Doe, O-negative, bleeding out. She's pregnant, and we're about to lose them both. We need you to authorize an emergency blood transfer." His voice came over the speaker, cold and impatient. "I can't. My priority is Miss Whitfield. Do what you can for the patient, but I can't divert anything right now." He hung up. He condemned his own child to death to ensure his ex-girlfriend had resources on standby after a minor procedure.”