Third Person’s POV

The former Luna disliked Adide the most. “Adide may be the mate of a royal member, but she has no right to meddle in our Soulrend Pack’s internal affairs. Even Luha Skye hasn’t said anything. Adide bis /boverstepping her boundaries.”

But as cries echoed from the room, she shuddered all the same. “Wasn’t one of Doctor Digby’s subordinates in there? What’s she doing?”

They climbed the stone steps, and in the outer room, all the women were gathered. Behind a single doory Melinda’s birthing chamber.

Melinda was in agony, writhing in pain. The bleeding on her forehead had stopped, but her face was

swollen.

Dwight had pushed her down the stone steps, and Paige and Georgina hadn’t been there to witness it.

By the time Georgina rushed over, Melinda had already fallen.

The steps weren’t high, but with Melinda’s heavy pregnancy, her head had struck the corner of the first

step.

When Georgina lifted her, blood had already pooled around them.

Fortunately, Galvin had been there for a few days and quickly treated the wound.

The midwife, arranged by Adide, was the best in the capital.

Many noble families sought her services.

After Galvin tended to Melinda’s forehead, she noticed something was wrong–Melinda began to bleed.

Although it was Melinda’s due date, the fall hadplicated things.

“Go and bring Luna Skye,” Luna Chloe said, half out of her mind with worry, her palms sweating.

If anything happened to Melinda, the royal family would hold them ountable. Both rissa and Lycan Erasmus held Melinda in high regard.

Someone rushed out, and the pack guards immediately set off for the Silverlight Pack.

The male wolves of the Soulrend Pack waited in the conference hall, anxiously awaiting news.

Alpha Manfred was so furious at Dwight that he wanted to break his legs.

They had thought Dwight truly wanted to reconcile with Melinda, but it turned out he harbored bso /bmuch resentment that he resorted to violence at the slightest disagreement.

They should have left him to rot outside; it was only because the former Luna pitied him that he bwas /bbrought back.

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Other members were present too. This was no ordinary childbirth. If anything bhappened /bto bMelinda/b, bthe /bSoulrend Pack’s fortunes would be over.

“Luna Adide is here!”

At the shout,

When Luna Adide w

mercy.

s hearts tightened,

in a good mood, she was truly approachable. But when angered, she showed bno /b

Without hesitation, Adide, apanied by Paisley, headed straight for Melinda’s vi

Upon entering, they saw,

of his mouth.

Wight tied to at

rc, bruised and bloodied, with blood trickling from theer

His once–handsome appearance was gone, reced by a swollen, almost unrecognizable face.

“Adide, Paisley,” Paige stepped forward, her voice choked with emotion. “We’re sorry. We failed you. Georgina and I didn’t take good care of Melinda.”

“How is Melinda?” Adide asked.

Almost immediately, they heard Melinda’s increasingly faint wails from inside, “Ade…”

Adide’s heart ached, and she rushed into the room.

Those waiting in the living room stood up quickly, their pheromones quivering under the aura of Adide’s.

But Adide paid them no mind, bursting into the room like a gust of wind, with Paisley hot on her bheels/bb, /bher Crimson me pheromones zing like fire.

At the sight of Melinda, Adide gasped.

Her pupils narrowed sharply–how had her forehead been injured again?

Her cedar pheromones grew heavy with concern.

“Galvin, what’s the situation?” she asked, first grasping Melinda’s hand, her fingertips faintly wed from worry.

She sat on the bed, using her sleeve to wipe away Melinda’s sweat and tears, her pheromones wrapping around her gently.

Galvin was administering an injection. A nket was pulled high, with an IV tube inserted into Melinda’s stomach.

Galvin’s wooden pheromones struggled ito /istay steady but trembled with uneaseb. /b

Galvin sighed and said, “It’s not just a case of disturbed fetal energy. I’m afraid the fetus has bbeen /bbinjured/b. We’ve administered oxytocin, but there’s no sign ofbor. This has been going on for three hours bnow/bb./bb” /b

Melinda’s face was contorted with pain, her silvermoon grass pheromones bshattered /bbinto /bbfragments /bbof /b

agony.

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Her voice,ced with the howl of a wolf, whimpered, “Ade… it hurts so much.”

“Don’t be afraid! I’m here,” Adide soothed her. Her cedar pheromones flowed like warm bwater/bb, /bbeasing /bMelinda’s suffering.

Turning to Galvin, her pupils filled with urgency

she asked, “Is Doctor Digby not in the city?”

“He’s left the capital to treat someone. Georgina’s gone to find him. We can only hope she arrives bin /bbtime/bb. /b

Though Galvin tried to stay calm to reassure everyone, her trembling voice betrayed her anxiety and worry. Her wooden pheromones were a tangled mess.

Paisley turned and left the room, her Crimson me pheromones suddenly sharp and fierce.

Paige stood outside, her gaze fixed on the Soulrend Pack membersb, /bespecially the former Luna. bHer /bpheromones bristled with caution.

This former Luna was a troublemaker who had just spouted some outrageous words. Paige had to bkeep /bban /beye on her, ensuring she didn’t send someone in to utter hurtful words–her aura formed an invisible wall at the door.

“Paige, what exactly happened here? Why did things turn into such a mess?” Paisley asked, her Crimson me pheromones seething with rage.