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Lucien's POVDavina retired to bed before me. After we rejoined others at the hall, she'd drank a bit and gotten a little tipsy, then she said she wanted to go to bed. I escorted her to the room, and after she was safely tucked into bed, I went back for whatever Desmond and the other Alphas were discussing. But after fifteen minutes, I became bored of all their faces.All I could see was brunette hair, smooth skin, pink lips and beautiful eyes that crinkled with her smile. I excused myself again, but this time, I had no plans of coming back.I opened our room's door gently, not wanting to wake her in case she was asleep. I closed my eyes as I entered, savouring her sweet natural scent mixed with the floral scent of her shampoo.I just wanted to dip my nose in her and just breathe in for the rest of my life.But as I stepped into the room and took sight of the figure on the bed, my blood froze.I'd imagined that she was already clutching the blankets, far from consciousness. But now?F

~ Four years laterDavina's POV"Lucien, I swear to the Goddess, I'm going to kill you if I come out of this alive," I screamed at Lucien, but he didn't let my hand go. "I hate you. You caused this!"I would never talk to him like that on a normal day, but now, the pain searing through my whole body as I lay on the hospital bed, pushing out our son, clouded my judgement."It's going to be over soon, okay?" I've never heard him sound so scared and nervous, even when he was dying. "Just hold on a little bit more... You're doing it... Yes, just hold on... I'm so proud of you." He leaned in to kiss my knuckles, over and over again, also massaging the part of me that his hands were making contact with."He's almost out, Luna. Just one more push." The poor midwife that I'd been giving a hard time pleaded."I'm tired!" I screamed, voice raw from pain and my breathing was coming in short bursts.Lucien squeezed my hand. "Little Rose," his voice was so gentle, my heart had no choice but to res