The scream tore through the mansion like a blade.
Claire jolted awake in the guest room, heart hammering. It was barely 3 AM. She threw on a robe and sprinted down the hallway toward Alissa’s room, her bare feet slapping against the cold marble.
Luna Kiera and two healers were already rushing in ahead of her.
Alissa was sitting up in bed, face ghostly pale, staring in horror at the small crimson stain on her white silk sheets between her thighs.
“I’m bleeding,” she whispered, voice trembling. “Claire… I’m losing the baby…”
Chaos erupted.
Healers moved fast, checking vitals and performing gentle scans. Servants ran for fresh linens and herbs. Alpha Asher appeared in the doorway, his powerful presence doing little to hide his fear. Claire dropped to her knees beside the bed and grabbed
