Chapter 83: Only Hope

“HANG in there, Alexandra. We can almost see the head. Just push a little more, all right? You can do this. I’m here. I’ll hold your hand.”

Tears rolled down my cheeks as I held onto my mother’s hand. Her free hand wiped the cold sweat off my face. It was like all my veins were about to pop out. It hurt so much. This was a lot more painful compared to when I shifted the first time. I could feel the pain scattering all over my body. It kept breaking me again and again. It would have been fine if I was the old Alexandra. I could still endure it. But the ‘me’ now no longer had enough strength to spare.

Less than an hour after the Warriors left, my stomach began to hurt so much. My water bag broke and I started having contractions. Clay carried me back to my room while Beatrix rushed to summon Doctor Celeste, the pack doctor. Her husband, Doctor Brent, had also joined the war.

I closed my eyes when I inhaled Luther’s scent from the pillow. How I wished he was here with me today to hold my