The darkness of the cave was heavy, cold, and suffocating. Devon stood over Elena, his clawed hands raised, his eyes burning with a psychopathic gold light that turned the stone walls into a nightmare. He looked like a rabid beast ready to tear her to pieces for her betrayal. But as he took a final step forward, intending to drag her back out into the freezing blizzard as a hostage, Elena’s body completely locked up. Another massive labor contraction ripped through her spine. She let out a high, agonizing shriek that echoed off the low ceiling, her head snapping back against the hard granite wall. Her fingers blindly dug into the dry dirt of the cavern floor, her legs shaking violently under the sudden, immense pressure of the birth. Devon froze mid-stride. The unhinged smile slowly faded from his bloody features. He blinked, his eyes tracking the heavy, rhythmic movement of her rounded stomach beneath her torn wool cloak. He caught the sharp, unmistakable scent of amniotic flui
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