My sister pu.s.h.ed me d.o.w.n the stairs at 8 months pregnant. “Apologize for making her angry,” mom demanded as I bl*d. “You know how stressed she is with her divorce.” I apologized. Then I made one phone call. They had no idea what I would do next…

Emma looked directly at Khloe.

“If anything happens to my daughter,” she whispered, “everyone will know exactly what you did.”

For the first time in her life, Khloe looked afraid.

The sirens arrived minutes later.

EMTs rushed inside while Marcus burst through the front door moments after them.

The second he saw Emma bleeding on the floor, something inside him went completely still.

Not shock.

Focus.

“I’m here,” he told her while gripping her hand.