Brienne woke up, and the first thing she saw was the white ceiling above her. She noticed an IV line attached to her arm and someone asleep beside her. As the memories came flooding back—being kidnapped and then rescued by Raven—she couldn’t stop the tears from falling. Raven, hearing her little whimpers, opened his eyes and immediately embraced Brienne. "I'm here, darling," he whispered in her ear, soothing her. Brienne scooted closer to him and buried her face in his chest, inhaling his manly scent. "How's... How's our baby?" Brienne asked softly, her voice trembling. She was terrified of Raven's response, fearing that something might have happened to their child after everything they had endured. "I had Sam examine you and he said our baby is fine. Our little one fought well," Raven

