I looked over at mom and dad only to see tears streaming down mom's face. "Mom, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Dad pulled mom close and hugged her while whispering to her. "It's alright Lila. She's with the moon goddess. Nothing can hurt her now." Mom continued to cry softly. I moved to her other side and hugged her. Whatever happened in the past hurt my mom deeply.
Dad gulped before speaking. "Your mother, Lila, was pregnant and due in early February, but we expected her to give birth at any time as she had a history of difficult pregnancies and miscarriages. We don't know what triggered it, but your mom went into labor during our meeting. We didn't have time to get her to the hospital in Neil's Harbor, so we rushed her to the pack clinic. Lena and her baby came with us. After onl
