She screamed, the sound echoing throughout the entire castle. He gripped her hand tightly, taking in the sweat pooling off her forehead and the dark circles under her eyes. It had been hours, hours of listening to this torture and still there was no relief from the pain that showed in her eyes. How ironic was it that Ruby couldn't heal herself as she laboured, the only other person present in the room a vampire midwife who kept an anxious watch on her patient, knowing the consequences of not doing her job properly or to the vampire King's expectations.
"Sweetheart just a little longer" Lucian soothed, wishing in that moment that he could trade places with her and take the pain instead. Anything but listen to her screams and wails as the contractions hit and there was still no sign of the
