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Three weeks later, Dela went into labor.

There was no frantic rush across town to an overburdened county ward.

There were no unpaid bills hanging over her head.

An executive medical transport arrived at the Gold Coast townhouse within four minutes, whisking her directly to the private pavilion at Prentice Women’s Hospital.

The suite overlooked Lake Michigan, filled with soft classical music, fresh white lilies, and the top obstetric team in the state.

Gus never left her side.

For fourteen hours of grueling labor, the man who had terrified Chicago’s underworld held Dela’s hand, offering her water, wiping cool cloths across her forehead, and whispering words of steady, unyielding strength into her ear whenever the contractions threatened to overwhelm her.

“Breathe, Delilah,” he murmured softly. “Three counts in. Three counts out. You’ve climbed higher mountains than this.”

At 4:17 AM on a crisp April morning, a loud, healthy cry filled the delivery room.

“It’s a boy,” the doctor announced with a smile, placing the newborn gently onto Dela’s chest.

Dela let out a sob of pure, unadulterated joy, wrapping her arms around the tiny, squirming life she had protected through seven months of darkness, cold floors, and danger.

Gus leaned over the bed, his hand trembling as his thumb stroked the baby’s tiny, soft cheek.

“What is his name?” Gus asked, his voice thick with emotion.

Dela looked up at Gus, her eyes shining with tears of gratitude and profound peace.

“Elias Augustine Hawthorne,” she whispered.

Gus looked at her, his breath catching in his throat.