**Mira's POV — Recovery Room, Twenty-Four Hours Post-Surgery**
Pain woke her.
Sharp, burning pain across her abdomen. Deep, throbbing pain everywhere else.
Mira opened her eyes slowly. Hospital room. Bright lights. Machines beeping. IV in her arm.
"Mira?" Valeblack's voice. He was beside her bed, looking exhausted. Unshaven. Eyes red. "You're awake. Thank god."
"What—" Her throat was raw. Dry. "What happened?"
"You had an emergency C-section yesterday. Stella's here. She's alive." His voice cracked. "But there were complications."
Memories crashed back. Labor. Alarms. Heart rate dropping. Surgery.
"The baby—is she okay?"
"She's in the NICU. Breathing on her own. Fighting." He squeezed her hand. "Mira, there's something you need to know. During surgery, you hemo
