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155: The Tide

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last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-01-17 03:40:01

Sarah’s POV

The pain hit like lightning tearing through my body.

I’d felt contractions before with Marcus, knew what labor was supposed to feel like. This wasn’t that. This was violent, wrong, like something inside me was tearing apart with desperate urgency.

My legs gave out the moment I burst through the Council chamber doors. I heard my own scream echo off the stone walls, heard the shocked gasps of the pack members witnessing my collapse, but none of it mattered compared to the agony radiating from my belly.

“Help me,” I managed to gasp before another contraction slammed through me.

This one was worse. I felt something shift inside me, felt warmth gushing down my thighs. When I looked down, I saw blood. The kind of blood that meant death was coming.

Strong hands grabbed me before I hit the floor completely. I couldn’t see who… my vision was blurring, tunneling at the edges, but I heard Kiera’s voice cutting through the chaos.

“Get a stretcher! Now! Move!”

Kiera. The woman
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