Chapter Seventy-One
Climbing onto the tall stone on wobbling legs, as she held her wailing babe near her fast beating chest, she suddenly fell to her knees near a large root.
Placing her babe in a comfortable area where grass grew, she fell into another wave of pain and contractions.
After hours of screaming in pain, her second babe was born, but not a single sound had come from her. Carefully placing her in her arms, she choked on a sob, for her eyes were tightly shut. She soon tore off the umbilical cord with her teeth.
“No. No. Please wake up.”
Crying, as she felt the babe's skin was as cold as ice, her hands began to shake as she wiped her clean. Angelique was deathly tired, but that was the least of her problem, for no matter how she gently shook the babe, she remained lifeless.
Placing her head upon the babe's forehead, she broke down in tears.
"Please wake up! Please!"