Chapter 70

-Katherine-

I screamed my lungs out as the child wanted out. I tried pushing as hard as I could, with the servants around me supporting me and assisting the physician. He kept telling me to push, but I was so tired. This baby was not making it easy for me, and all I wanted was Darius by my side. I couldn’t believe I was actually having this baby without him. He would miss such an important moment, and it made tears spill from my eyes for different reasons.

"My Princess, you must push harder!" the physician said.

I knew I wasn’t pushing as hard as I could because I hoped that if I waited a little, Darius might burst through the doors and finally get to be here to experience the birth of our child. But I was only making it harder on myself and the child.

"No… Darius isn’t here," I breathed.

"Your Highness, the child can’t wait," a servant said by my side. "It wants out now."

"But he needs to be here!"

"He is still fighting. He isn’t coming home yet," the servant reminded me, strok