-Laelia-
“Push! Push, Your Majesty!”
I screamed with all my might as a pain unlike anything I had ever felt before surged through me. This child was killing me! I wanted her out already!
“Just one more time! One more time, my Queen!”
Kayda’s encouragement barely reached me through the fog of agony. My screams were so loud I felt as though I might go deaf. It wasn’t until I heard the first cry from my daughter that I finally… finally began to see clearly again. Exhausted and lying on my bed with my eyes barely open, I needed to see her!
As if reading my thoughts, Kayda came over to me, having wrapped my daughter in a blanket. The baby was still crying and wriggling as I held her for the first time. She had strong lungs, just like me. I barely noticed her cries as I looked down at her…
