LORELAI

My scream pierced the walls of the mansion as the contractions came back with a fierceness I wasn’t ready for.

I clutched to the magic so tightly inside me, my will over it keeping it helping me, but it wasn’t enough to beat Mother Nature.

“Sweetie, you need to call the alphas back,” Mom whispered, placing a wet cloth over my face, dabbing and wiping away the sweat, but I shook my head, breathing hard.

“No, I can’t. She’s still there. She’s still taking the magic.”

“That’s not important right now. She will be doing that whether they are here with you or not, and I’m afraid the herbs...