As we watched the scene before us, I entwined my fingers with Kayden's for moral support. I knew that this was going to be more or less a psychological torture for him. I squeezed his hand and smiled at him encouragingly, but he couldn't return the smile, and my heart stung.
The scene before us showed where Luna Nevaeh made her wish even without Alpha Nicholas's full consent, and just then, baby Kayden opened his eyes for the first time and began crying like a normal baby.
Luna Nevaeh was so happy, and she cried tears of joy while Alpha Nicholas just stood there, shocked. Luna Nevaeh tried to get him to be happy about it, but he was more worried about her.
After Voithós granted the wish, he disappeared into the book, and it closed once more. Voithós then skipped the scene to five months later when Luna Nevaeh was critically ill. Kayden was learning to sit but still needed some assistance. Luna Nevaeh couldn't even get up from bed. She looked terrible; her eyes had dark patches underneath them, her lips were chapped, and her skin looked pale and mottled. It was obvious that she wasn't gonna make it.
"Luna, do you want to hold the little prince?" Mirabel questioned, evidently trying to hold back her tears.
"No," Luna Nevaeh said with tears in her eyes.
"But you're his mother, and he's your son. He's still so little; he needs your help to be able to do anything for himself. You can't abandon him like this. You have to recover and take care of your baby," Mirabel said, tears pouring down her cheeks.
"You don't understand. I chose this for myself. There is no escape. I made a deal with death, and he's knocking on my door, wanting to collect. Although I won't be in the life of both my sons for long, I don't have any regrets. At least they'll grow up happy, healthy, and strong, and I'll be able to watch over them from the heavens. I'll be content seeing them happy and living a good life," Luna Nevaeh said, and Mirabel shook her head in defiance.