Pov Samantha **The alleyway became our delivery room, a filthy, cold, terrifying crucible of life and death. Benjamin, the powerful, relentless General, was utterly transformed into a frantic, focused father. He worked with the same efficiency he used to dismantle financial conspiracies, but now his hands were gentle, guided by pure, unadulterated love.He used the clean medical supplies we always carried for emergencies. He talked to me, his voice a low, steady anchor in the storm of pain and fear. He reminded me of the New Contract the promise of honesty, the courage of partnership. He was my rock, my lifeline.After an agonizing hour that felt like an eternity, a final, blinding push, and a primal scream of relief, our child came into the world.A boy.Benjamin cut the cord with steady hands, wrapped our son in a clean blanket, and held him to my chest. The world immediately narrowed to the tiny, beautiful sound of his first cry a sound that drowned out the sirens, the fear, and
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