Chapter 97. The End

KADE

I rushed into the room without even pausing to think, and when I got inside, the sight I saw nearly made my knees give out, but I pushed that aside and rushed to my wife. 

“Kade,” she breathed as I grabbed her hand and squeezed it in reassurance. 

She looked pale, her hair disheveled and sticking to her face from sweat. 

So I pushed the hair aside, caressing her face. “I'm here, my darling. I'm here.”

“It hurts, Kade,” she cried, her eyes red. “It hurts so much.”

“You’ll be fine,” I soothed, patting her hair, my heart beating so fast that I feared it might beat out of my chest. “That's what you said to me earlier. So I need you to be fine. I need you to gather your strength and get through this. You’re strong. Stronger than you think.” I leaned in and kissed her lips softly. “So be strong for me. For her.” 

Her fingers clutched mine tighter, her eyes set in determination. 

Her screams resumed, the doctor a