ine
my belly that was entirely different from the searing fire on my back
degree burns on her back!" a paramedic sho
r with tired eyes leaned over me. "The trauma and extreme stress ha
frayed nerves. Because I was delivering a powerful Alpha pup, my dormant healing fac
ons threatened to swallow me whole. I could only whispered
rment, a new sound cut
ed infant on my chest. "It
ghter. And in that moment, all the physical pain
r after the resilient tree that c
in the form of a hospital social worker. She asked about insu
ut payment or insurance, we'll have
way from me was more terrifying than t
t to do. One last, desperate
y and shaking, dialed Alston's private number. Thi
I was about to hang up whe
asn't hi
s voice purred, s
ya
answering Alston's personal p
deline? Is that you?" she asked, her tone drippi
voice murmured in the background. "
as A
completel
er. Then she lowered her voice, speaking directly into the
physical blow, but I
"It's a girl. I'm at the hospital. I can't pay the bill, and they are going
was a
ly sweet. "Of course. Don't you worry about a thing.
hung
etic seed of hope taking root in my shatt
s okay, little one," I whisper
hands of my greatest enemy. I had no idea that Dayana had already deleted
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