Chapter 104: The Bathtub Wave

(Piper POV)

Obviously, I survived that round of pain. No surprise there.

You may think that my fear that I might drown was an overreaction, and maybe it was. But I did not know how long the pain was going to last or how bad it was going to be, and the rounds that preceded it had been absolutely awful. I was not exaggerating when I said that it was really hard to move during them.

Unfortunately, consistent with my fears, the “bathtub wave” of pain was probably the worst it had been yet. Thankfully, though, adrenaline helped me get myself out of the bathtub, and I was able to lay myself on the floor (in the fetal position) just in time. Also thankfully, this round of pain only lasted for about 15 minutes… although fifteen minutes was, of course, 15 minutes too long to listen to Penelope whimper inside my head.

In any event, once the pain passed and Penelope and I were able to catch our breath, I quickly took a shower and got dressed. I also took an extra dose of the herbs, hoping