Tristan

At first, there came silence. Next, an uproar.

There was only a brief moment of numbness to process the sight before me. Her words before everything snapped into place.

Water broke….water… that meant.

Valerie was giving birth. She was giving birth!

In a burst I swept her up in my arms in an instant, supporting her back as she held my shoulders. The wetness on the other end sent my heart racing faster.

“Call the pack doctor! Now!” I said frantically, barely hearing my own voice ...