Taken By The Demon Alpha
Chapter 79

Asher wished there was something he could do to ease the pain Beth was feeling. She felt weak, tired and spent. He glanced at Eva, hoping for some sort of explanation on why this delivery was taking longer than expected. He couldn’t catch her eye because she was so focused on making sure Elizabeth delivers the baby all well and good.

What he wanted to say was something he couldn’t voice out because he didn’t want Elizabeth to hear it. Asher couldn’t deny the fact that he was getting scared. He wasn’t expecting any of this and he really wished that there was no problem. This was getting too long and even though he had no knowledge about birth deliveries and all, he knew that this was getting too damn long.

For the first time since his wife died, he was feeling scared. That gut feeling fear that makes him want to scream into the night. He hadn’t felt this scared in a very long time. It just seemed like a cloak of fear covered every part of him and took a strong hold in his heart.

As he watched Elizabeth push and scream with all her might, all in a bid to bring forth their child, he desperately wished there was something he could do to ease her pain but there was nothing more he could do than to just offer his hand for her to hold.

Asher knew it wasn’t enough but it was all the support he could give. He couldn’t count how many times Elizabeth’s eyes rolled all the way to the back due to pure exhaustion and fatigue. It just seemed like she had lost all will and power to live.

“Why is this getting so long?” Asher murmured.

He didn’t expect anyone to catch his words but apparently, Eva did. She sighed, massaging Beth’s stomach whilst her screams of agony filled the room.

“Even though the baby is crowning, Her exit is not wide enough to accommodate the baby’s head”.

“What? What does that even mean?” Asher asked.

“It’s means, she is not fully dilated yet and this is going to take a little while longer”

His eyes widen, “But she can’t take any more of that pain. Can’t you just get the baby out somehow?”

“I would have loved to perform a C-section on her but come on Asher, have you take a closer look at where we are right now? I can’t risk it”

Beth let out another cry as she tried to clenched her thigh shut but she was held down and her legs spread further apart.

“I’m going to die. Don’t let me die. Please save my baby” She cried into his hands and Asher quickly leaned over her on the bed, in a bit to hug her face to his chest but couldn’t, instead he resulted to cupping both her cheeks in his palms.

“You are not going to die tonight. You are strong and super courageous and you are getting out of here alive and I’m sorry, so f*****g sorry I put you through all these. But please just hang in there and get through this please”

Elizabeth cry was muffled into his hands as he continued to hold her close.

At that moment, Asher knew it deep down in his heart that he would never allow the council of elders to carry out their plans. It was evil to say the least and watching Elizabeth fight for her life was enough reason for him to protect her and their child with all that he had.

For many years, he had lived by their whims and caprices but not anymore. This time around, he was ready to fight them tooth and nail to protect the ones he loved. He wasn’t going to allow them to carry out their evil plans and that was fact.

“Go on Eva, check her again” Asher ordered and Eva nodded before doing as told.

“She is ready” Eva smiled.

“You hear that? Eva says you are ready. Do you feel ready? Do you want to give it another try?”

Beth nodded and Asher grabbed hold of her hand again. “That’s good, now come on”

Elizabeth let out a throaty growl as another contraction hit her all over again. It never stops and it never ceases. It was a steady reminder to her that she wasn’t yet out of the waters and she just needed to push and fight until it was all over.

Asher knew she was in pure agony as she gritted her teeth. This was too much for one person to bear and yet again, he really wished that there was something he could do to ease her pain and agony.

“We are close” Eva said encouragingly.

Eva had a feeling that the baby was almost here. Call it instincts, but she could actually feel it. Her years of helping women birth their babies had taught her one or two tricks and she knew that Elizabeth’s baby was almost here.

“Did you hear that? The baby is here” Asher said with a grin.

Her eyes rolled to the back once again and Asher had a feeling that this was the final stage. These were the final phase of her delivery and soon, she would deliver their new born child. He could feel it with every fiber of his being, it was there, a steady reminder to him that a new part of him was on the way.

“Keep pushing” Eva said.

Elizabeth screamed, squeezing Asher’s hands like never before. He winced, watching as the muscles of his hands squeezed and twist under her firm grip. He couldn’t feel his hands anymore as a result of how much Elizabeth had squeezed his hands. It was painful but he knew he couldn’t compare it to what she was feeling now.

He silently took everything, wincing but smiling at her. After all this, he knew he wouldn’t be able to feel with those hands for a very long time. Elizabeth had successfully squeezed the life out of his hands but he took everything with a smile.

“It’s here” Eva cried out in joy.