All Chapters of Betrayed Before the Vows: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

“William…”Camelia’s voice broke into a cry of pain that echoed through the underground bunker.Another contraction hit harder this time.Much harder.Doctor Elias immediately looked up from the emergency radio, his face paling beneath the dim bunker lights.“That’s too close together,” he muttered.William was already kneeling beside Camelia on the narrow cot. “What’s wrong?”Doctor Elias checked her pulse quickly, then cursed under his breath.“She’s going into active labor.”The words drained all color from William’s face.“No,” he said instantly. “It’s too early.”“Stress accelerated it.” Elias grabbed his medical bag and opened it with shaking hands. “And we don’t exactly have hospital conditions right now.”As if to emphasize the point, another distant explosion thundered above the bunker ceiling. Dust drifted from the concrete overhead while the emergency lights flickered weakly.Outside, the village was still under attack.Inside, Camelia felt like her entire body was tearing

Snow fell quietly over Obersdorf the morning after the attack.The village looked wounded.Several buildings near the eastern ridge still carried black scars from gunfire and explosions. Smoke rose faintly from damaged rooftops while exhausted survivors moved through the snow-covered streets repairing what they could.But the bunker beneath the station remained warm.Safe.Alive.Camelia stood near the narrow window of the recovery room, holding Elyan carefully against her chest. Their son slept peacefully beneath layers of blankets, completely unaware that he had entered the world surrounded by war.Behind her, William adjusted the security rifle resting against the wall before finally allowing himself to breathe.The enemy forces had retreated before dawn.Not defeated.Only delayed.William knew they would come back eventually.They always did.But for this one fragile morning, Camelia and Elyan were safe.And somehow, that felt more important than every war he had ever fought.Cam

“Open the gate! Please—open it before they find me!” The desperate scream echoed through the snowy checkpoint outside Obersdorf Station. William immediately looked up from the security console. Marko grabbed his rifle. “Movement at the north entrance.” Another frantic pounding hit the steel gate. “William!” The moment the woman shouted his name, the color drained from William’s face. Camelia noticed instantly. Not fear. Shock. Real shock. William was already moving before anyone could stop him. “Wait,” Marko warned sharply. “It could be a trap.” But William ignored him completely. Snowstorms roared outside as the security gate slowly opened with a metallic groan. Cold wind exploded into the corridor, carrying thick snowflakes and the scent of blood. Then a woman stumbled inside. She collapsed onto the concrete floor almost immediately. Camelia froze. The woman looked exhausted and injured, her dark coat torn at the shoulder, blonde hair tangled wi

“You never told me she knew you before all of this.”Camelia’s voice broke the quiet tension hanging inside the operations room.William looked up slowly from the terminal screen in front of him. Outside the reinforced windows, dawn spread pale silver light across the snowy mountains of Obersdorf, but inside the station, the atmosphere remained heavy from the previous night.Elyan’s fever had finally gone down.The baby slept safely now.But the distance between William and Camelia had only grown colder.William leaned back in his chair tiredly. “Camelia—”“No.” She crossed her arms tightly. “I’m serious.”He studied her carefully.There were shadows beneath her eyes from crying.That realization alone made guilt twist sharply inside his chest.“She knew you before the war,” Camelia continued quietly. “Before Phoenix Mirror. Before me.”William remained silent.And somehow that silence hurt worse than any answer.Camelia l

“So that’s it?”Camelia’s voice trembled as she stood near the frost-covered window of their room.William stopped near the doorway, exhaustion written across every line of his face.“What does that even mean?”“It means I’m tired, William.”The words were quiet.But they carried weeks of buried hurt.Snowstorm winds rattled softly against the station walls while Elyan slept peacefully in his cradle nearby, unaware that his parents were standing on the edge of collapse.William stepped further inside the room slowly.“You’re upset because you overheard a conversation.”Camelia laughed bitterly.“No. I’m upset because I heard the truth.”His jaw tightened immediately.“You didn’t hear the whole conversation.”“Then maybe you should’ve let me hear it years ago.”Silence.Heavy.Dangerous.William removed his gloves roughly and tossed them onto the table.“I’m getting really tired of this.”Camelia sta