Maya's POV

I knew exactly what Mom was doing. She had already told me her plan, to let them waste their ammo while we waited them out. But now, watching the endless barrage of bullets fly at her, I realized she was nearing her limit. Even though she was only shielding herself, the power required to maintain that barrier was staggering.

Normally, we’d teleport ourselves to safety. But we were both too drained from how long this had gone on, and from the pregnancies. Our unborn babies were ...