Lord Jules Lihin
Jules awoke from his nap to the sound of screaming. He lurched from bed, automatically racing to his son.
Ather kept crying after Jules picked him up. In his gradually waking state, the medic picked up a second voice.
Ghia.
He ran to the sitting room, where Ghia and her grandmother had sat down to tea just as he’d gone to nap. He handed the still-screaming babe to the elder Lady Lihin, on whose face astonishment warred with worry, and turned to hold his husband. Beside Ghia's chair, Sila jumped and danced about, whining and pawing at her mistress. There was nothing Jules could do to soothe the dog and besides, his concern right now was his spouse.
Ghia was screaming, writhing in her chair, eyes wild with pain and fear.
"Ghia," he said, voice still thick with sleep. "
