Elias Vale PovThe cramp hit harder this time. I curled up tighter in the nest, one hand pressed to my stomach like I could stop it. It felt like something was pulling inside me, twisting. Not the worst pain I’d ever had, but scary because of the baby.Kael was right there, holding me. His voice sounded tight. “Breathe, Elias. Just breathe. The doctor is coming.”I nodded but kept my eyes squeezed shut. “It hurts… not like before. Deeper.”He rubbed my back in slow circles, the way he’d learned helped during the heat. “I know. I feel it too through the bond. Draven’s doing this. That bastard is triggering the serum somehow.”The doctor arrived a few minutes later, looking serious with his bag. He checked me over while Kael stayed right beside the nest, one hand never leaving my shoulder.“The pup is okay,” the doctor said after a while. “Heartbeat is strong. But the serum is reacting to stress. We need to keep you calm. No more messages if we want to help it just rest and stay close t
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