Mia’s POVPain tore through me like lightning. The medical bay had become a battlefield of its own — monitors screaming, doctors moving frantically around the delivery bed. The accelerated pregnancy Elara had engineered was demanding its toll. I gripped the rails, sweat soaking my gown, breaths coming in sharp gasps.“Push, Mia!” the lead doctor urged. “The baby is crowning!”Damien burst through the doors mid-contraction, covered in blood and soot from the fighting outside. He crossed the room in seconds, dropping to his knees beside the bed and taking my hand in a crushing grip.“I’m here,” he growled, voice raw. “I’m right here, wife. Push. For us.”His presence anchored me. The forced proximity in the chaotic medical bay — his body shielding mine, his forehead pressed to my temple — gave me strength. I pushed through the agony, screaming as another wave hit.A tiny, furious cry filled the room.“A girl,” the doctor announced, lifting the newborn carefully. “She’s small but strong.
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