618 Don't Let Go

RETH

An hour later Reth was starting to be able to breathe himself, though only just.

Aymora had arrived within minutes bringing the herbs she hoped would stop the contractions, and another healer who examined his mate and was confident she hadn't broken anything, though she worried about concussion. Something the humans were more prone to, she told him.

As soon as she heard that Elia hadn't hurt her spine, Aymora immediately positioned Elia on her back with pillows under her knees, "to make it as hard as possible for her body to bear down."

She was still examining Elia and the position of the baby when Jayah ran in, stopping cold at the sight of several Anima in the bedchamber, and Elia, her breath still huffing, though at least she was breathing.