Chapter 62: SIXTY-TWO

The delivery “Paul’s pregnant wife…Martha.”

The sound of the name alone drained the blood away from Kiara’s face.

‘I told you; there’s no point in telling her since she won’t agree to come,’ Cian scolded his wolf, Fionn, before continuing to speak to Kiara.

“It’s ok. I understand perfectly if you can’t come. I will make sure alpha Lucas doesn’t know about it and I’ll speak to…”

“No, it’s fine… I can handle being around her, besides… it was just a stupid kiss…. I’m sure she’s probably forgotten about it by now.” Of course, she would, she’s expecting a baby, Kiara would be the least of Martha’s problems now.

Cian didn’t miss the way her voice stuttered.

“Are you sure? I mean…”

“No, seriously, its fine. I can’t keep running away when I’ve already apologized for what I did, besides everyone makes mistakes.”

She was missing the point; Cian didn’t care about Martha or the kiss, he cared about Kiara. He didn’t know if she’d be able to handle seeing Martha birth her mate’s child. He knows something like that is not an easy thing for any wolf to handle.

“Are you sure you’ll be able to handle it Kiara?”

Kiara saw the worried look on his face, and assured him again.

“Don’t worry about me Cian. I will be able to handle it. Thank you for your concern.”

**********

Early the next day, Cian, Kiara and Nani set off in two trucks stacked with supplies. Cian and Kiara drove in one while Nani and one of Filip’s wolf guards drove in the other. They reached the camp by evening and Martha had already gone into labor, she’d been there for hours but the strong wolf baby didn’t want to come out, causing the mother unbearable pain. Martha screamed at the top of her lungs and her screams already told Nani and Kiara in the direction they should run. Cian and the wolf guard who carried a few supplies for the baby; towels, blankets and herbs, followed behind them.

One of the refugees and Martha’s friend, Sarah, ran up to Nani as soon as she saw her and Kiara coming closer.

“Thank goodness you’re here! We’ve tried to hold on until you came. The little wolf doesn’t want to come out.”

“How is she?” Nani asked.

“She’s holding on, we hope the goddess grants her a safe delivery!”

“Let’s go!”

Sarah led Nani and Kiara into the tent where Martha lay with her legs spread, sweating all over her body as if someone had poured a bucket of water on her, her eyes red and filled with tears and the sheets between her legs where she lay was completely soaked in blood. Kiara couldn’t believe how much pity she felt for her. Paul was beside her, holding her hand and comforting her, singing romantic werewolf songs to Martha, the same ones he used to sing to her when they were still together.

‘Snap out of it, Kiara! Why don’t you stop thinking about yourself for once, this woman is here, about to have a child and here you are thinking about forgotten memories. Help her in any way you can and move on with your life, it’s over between you and Paul, the sooner you realize it, the better.’

Her wolf was right; the only thing that now existed between her and Paul now were forgotten memories, nothing more.

Nani bent to examine Martha’s condition; she’d helped a lot of pregnant she-wolves deliver over the years but Martha’s condition was none like she’d ever experienced, she’d heard of Martha’s story before now, how pregnant Martha was raped in front of her husband by those wicked rogues, thank the goddess for Lucas’s army who came to rescue their pack before they were killed. Martha and Paul might have made it out alive but the forced sex worsened Martha’s condition. It would take a lot of effort to ensure that Martha and her baby leave this tent alive, and she would do all that was in her power to make sure that happens.

Kiara placed her hand on Nani’s and gestured her head in Martha’s direction.

“What do I have to do to help her?”

Nani placed her small bag on the floor, removing a few big leaves and hurrying to place them on Martha’s head. She then turned to Paul. “I’m sorry, but you’ll have to excuse us now Sir, we hope that you’ll pray to the goddess that your wife has a safe delivery while you wait.”

“Ugghhhhhhh!!!!!” Another loud groan came from Martha.

Paul looked down at his wife for one last time, planting a kiss on her sweating head before standing up to leave.

“Ok, please take good care of my wife and our child. I will be praying as hard as I can outside.”

“Yes, you do that Paul. I will do all I can to help her deliver safely.”

Paul walked slowly out of the tent, glancing towards his wife again and nodding in Kiara’s direction.

She nodded at him too before he disappeared, and then she heard Nani call her name.

“Kiara!!!”

“Yes, Nani.”

“I need wet towels, lots of them.”

“Ok Nani, I’ll get right on it.” Kiara nodded and proceeded to collect the supplies from Filip’s guard, who was outside with Cian. She entered back into the tent and dropped the supplies with Nani before going back to the truck to collect as many dry towels as her hands could carry and finding a water source to wet them. Thankfully, Filip’s men had dug a well near the camp so she wouldn’t have trouble finding the nearest river.

She came back with the towels in a bucket and handed them to Nani, who was giving Martha some medicines to ease the pain. She collected them from Kiara and muttered her thanks, placing one of the towels on her abdomen. Kiara then went to Martha’s side and held her hand, comforting her and singing those songs the way Paul did before.

And then, Nani gave the order.

“PUSH!”

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! Came Martha’s scream.

After a few more screams, the cries of a newborn he-wolf were heard.