KAEL
“I can feel a heartbeat. I don’t know much about babies, but it feels strong,” Karin said with a small smile as she placed her hands over Aria’s stomach and sent her magic inside. “There’s movement too. Your baby is fine.”
Relief moved through me in a slow wave. We had made it back to the den. Everyone was alive. The wounds were closed. Blood had stopped flowing. Fen still could not shift on his own, but Karin and Mireya believed it was because of the toxin that had been used against us. He had been the only one still in human form when the attack happened.
“Thank you,” Aria whispered. Her eyes closed. Blood still soaked her shoulder, but she refused to shift until someone confirmed our child was safe. Too much blood had already stained her skin. Fear sat heavy in my chest.
“Let
