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She shouldn't have been out so late. She knew that. She knew that, but it was too late now. She had been at home, reading and humming softly. Than Greg came home, drunk as usual. But what had frightened her was when he began to yell her name. He was in one of those moods. It wasn't his rage that frightened her, it was the thought of what could happen to the children. Greg had been pushing her to get an abortion up till the third month. Not to mention he was convinced she had gone to Gold willingly. Oh god, what if he hurt them?
So she ran. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going, and by the time she realized where she was, she was deep within the forest. She collapsed and sobbed between her ragged breaths. She didn't see him until it was too late.
The man, if it indeed was a man, was taller than Greg and broader, and held a knife to her throat.
"My territory... My territory!" he screamed into her face. He held the blade so that it barely cut her skin. She cried and tried to beg for mercy, but he didn't seem to hear her. She wondered if he eve noticed she was pregnant.
There was a gunshot, and the man collapsed on top of her. Luvetta began to panic under his weight, only to have him rolled off. Her savior pulled her up into his arms.
"Are you alright?" he asked desperately.
It took Luvetta a few moments to recognize Mr. Gold.
Luvetta found she felt strange in his arms. She felt... safe. But something was wrong. Something was desperately wrong. Before she could figure out what it was, she gasped.
"Etta?" Gold asked.
"The... the babies..."