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Robert had decided that the world had nothing to offer him anymore when his young wife was taken from him, so he left it. Up in the beautiful mountains of Eastern Washington State he thought is where he would find peace. But instead he found something far more powerful. Love.
Written by Inez Eaton
Published by AmorBooks
“Mr. Wellington? You can see her now,” the nurse said as she ushered him in from the waiting room.
Robert jumped up from his chair and raced behind her. Earlier that morning, Stacey had collapsed in the shower, a small amount of blood escaping her lips from a nasty cough. Now, hours later, he was waiting in the emergency room, shaking like a caged animal, his nerves causing all sorts of havoc to his psyche.
As he entered the hospital room, Robert’s eyes gazed upon his wife, her skin void of the color she’d had only a day before. She looked tired and weak, breaking Robert’s heart into a million pieces. They were young. Just beginning their lives. How could this happen?
“Hey baby,” he whispered into her ear as he sat in the chair beside her bed, his hand gently caressing the cold sweat from her brow.
Stacey’s eyes turned to his. As she opened them, Robert could see the life slowly leaving her body. The doctor had told him it was a rare form of…
