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Chapter 88: "LABOR PAINS"

Rafael POV

The contractions started at 3:17 AM on a Tuesday morning, three weeks before Valentina's due date. I woke to her sharp intake of breath and the feeling of her fingers digging into my arm hard enough to leave marks.

"Rafael," she whispered, her voice tight with pain. "I think... I think it...