“There is a secret in our culture, and it’s not birth is painful. It’s those women are strong.” - Laura Stavoe Harm Opal POV(Athena Wolf): It has been two days since I started feeling labor pains. Nothing hard, just a little contraction here and there. I have been taking on most of the slight pain, so Athena does not have to. But at this rate, the pups are coming and I need my mates. My instincts tell me I am going to give birth today. My body temperature has already dropped below one hundred degrees. My stomach became hard two days ago. “Athena”, I called her. “Yes, Opal”, she said. “Pups are coming. I need control", I said, and I could feel her panic. “Are they coming now?”, she is full on panicking now. “Just give me control and I will handle the rest”, I said, annoyed. A