Chapter 295: The Unbreakable Moment
Jacob~
I’ve lived centuries, walked with kings and gods, roamed the shadows of endless forests with wolves at my side, and yet... nothing ever terrified me the way Easter’s screams did that night.
The moment the ambulance doors flung open, nurses rushed toward her with a flurry of frantic footsteps and clipped orders. Bright fluorescent lights stabbed at my invisible eyes as I followed behind, the cold sterile air of the hospital biting into my skin like winter frost. I hovered close to her stretcher, watching her fingers curl tighter around Rose’s tiny hand.
"Mommy... mommy, wake up..." Rose sobbed.
Easter’s eyes fluttered, her breath coming in short, panicked gasps. Sweat matted her curls to her forehead. Tears streamed down her freckled cheeks, her lips trembling with each contraction that rocked her small, trembling body.
"Miss Easter, you’re going to be okay," one nurse said in French as they wheeled her down the corridor. "Stay with us. Breathe."
They pushed her into a private delivery room, bright and polished with silver equipment and glowing monitors. A female doctor, dark-haired with stern hazel eyes, stepped forward, snapping on her gloves. "Get her vitals. Prep for immediate delivery."
I stood beside Easter’s bed, invisible to all, helpless as her pain flooded through my senses like a raging river. Her soft moans turned to sharp, guttural cries that twisted my chest in agony.
"Push, Miss Easter!" the doctor commanded. "Push now!"
"I... I can’t... I c-can’t... it hurts so much..." she sobbed, clenching her teeth so hard I heard her molars grind.
My heart twisted. I placed a hand over her belly, feeling the tremors ripple beneath her skin. The baby’s heartbeat thundered fast and uneven. I poured my power into her womb, wrapping the tiny life with the warmth of my energy, trying to soothe them both.
But nothing changed.