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"Ethan, halt!" He stopped in his tracks and rushed up to her. The woman reached a point of such exhaustion that she fell to her knees and says, out of breath, "I cannot go on." Ethan kneeled beside her and asked, "Let us rest for a few minutes? He glanced around to check for safety and noticed only trees surrounding them. He could hear the owl's late-

ever, he didn't know what to say to someone who had been in pain as he had never experienced it before. Suddenly, something caught Ethan's attention, and he noticed they were no longer alone in the woods. The atmosphere around them c

know, but do not worry," says Ethan. "But I will not let them hurt you or the baby," says Ethan, placing a magic shield over the woman beside him. The flaming wolves were m

than's attention shifted to her when he saw blood on her dress and her hands. "The baby is coming," Ethan heard her say in pain. He started to panic when he noticed the blood on her hands and dress. His heart was racing, and his palms were sweaty. "Yes, Ethan, the baby is coming. We should do something," Ethan overheard a man say again. T

t that they could feel. "I want what belongs to me," says the tall

et to this child." He swore to protect this woman and her unborn child with his life. Though h

the man, still laughing. Ethan felt a shiver down his spine. "Wolves, fetch!" he orders with an evil grin. As soon as he spoke those words, thousands

ll his might, he pulled the wolf off her arm and reinforced the shield over them with his magic. But as he tried to transform into his wolf form, he felt a strange blockage preventing him from doing so. He knew he had to

f keeping them safe. He could feel the woman's anguish as she pushed with all her might to bring new life into the world. At that moment, all the pain and exhaustion

n eyes were stunning, with a hint of gold around her big black pupils, and she had long, thick black eyelashes. Ethan was struck by her beauty and the baby she held, and he was completely oblivious to the shield around them. He felt a strong sense of love for the woman and the baby. Suddenly, the shiel

oked around, the silence seemed to consume him, devoid of the comforting presence of the woman and the baby he had been protecting. He longed to know her name, the soft sound of it dancing on his lip

red across his mind, each one more vivid than the last. He couldn't shake the feeling that there was something special about her, something that set her apart from any woman he had ever encountered before. She seemed al

ail in his mind, trying to make sense of the disjointed images and emotions that had stirred him. Time seemed to stretc