Chapter 123

"Lyra was fine before I left the pack. What could have happened in the couple of hours that I was away? I needed to find out, so I followed Cara.

Soon, we arrived at the pack hospital. Daniel rushed over to me. "Is everything okay with Lyra?" I asked him.

"Lyra is in labor, and the midwives are taking care of her," he said, reassuring me.

Without hesitation, I hurried in the direction he pointed. I could hear a muffled scream coming from the room.”

"I know it's Lyra. She's in pain, and I feel helpless. Another scream escapes her, and I can't bear it any longer. I step in.

Surprisingly, no one stops me or asks me to step aside. I go straight to her, kneel to be at her level, and grasp her hand.

She turns her face toward me, and I see the bravery in her eyes, trying not to scream as the midwife attends to her.

The pain seems to come in waves because the midwife instructs her to push whenever she feels a contraction.”

Lyra clenches my hand tightly as another wave of pain washes ov