Selene’s POV Pain is a strange thing. After everything I’ve survived, death, gods, war, betrayal—I thought I understood its limits. But nothing prepared me for this.Nine months later, I was back in Ronan’s room; in our room, my fingers digging into the carved wooden bedframe as another contraction tore through me like lightning. Sweat soaked my hair. My breath came short, sharp, uneven. The healers moved around me in a controlled panic, their hands glowing with celestial light as they tried to soothe what couldn't be soothed.“Selene, breathe,” Lyria urged, gripping my shoulders from behind.“I am breathing,” I snarled through clenched teeth. “The pain is the problem—”Another contraction slammed into me before I could finish. My wolf surged beneath my skin, snarling, thrashing, trying to protect the pups within me. It took everything in me not to shift mid‑labor. My marks glowed through my skin, lighting the room like molten silver.The walls shook.One of the healers gasped. “Her
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