~Esperenza’s POV~ The night had been long. Longer than I expected it to be. Not because we made love the whole night, but because Asher had barely slept. Every few minutes, his small body would stir beside me, his tiny chest rising unevenly as another cough escaped him. Sometimes it was soft… Sometimes it came stronger, enough to wake him up completely, leaving him restless and uncomfortable in my arms. And every time he cried, something inside me tightened. I had held him close through most of the night, my fingers gently moving through his hair, my lips brushing his forehead again and again as if that alone could ease whatever he was feeling. “It’s okay… mama’s here,” I had whispered more times than I could count. But no matter how softly I spoke, no matter how carefully I held him… It still hurts to see him like that. I always dreamt of becoming a mother and now, when I was finally one I realised something… There is something about being a mother that doesn’t let you res
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