*Zara*
My heart pounded as I shakily managed to lift my head, needing to see my baby. What I saw caused my heart to clench, panic seizing me once more.
A girl.
There she was… my baby.
Except… she was so tiny, so unbelievably tiny, barely weighing over three pounds. My jaw clenched as dread settled into my very bones at how she looked.
I was right. Something was very, very wrong.
I took in a deep breath, then let it out, then another. My wolf was going crazy. The sight of the baby was sending her into hysterics just like I was.
The baby was clearly underdeveloped, dangerously so. My eyes teared up even further as I let out a gasp, my throat clenching and preventing me from speaking.
The healers swarmed around, trying to stabilize the baby and ensure she would actually survive. Calvin’s voice rang out, saying, “Get the baby to the incubator now. We need to stabilize her vitals.”
