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–ZANE’S POV–
Her survival was more important than her being with me.
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And if there was the slightest chance that she’d die because of what Blake did to her, I couldn’t risk it.
“I’ll do it,” I said, kneeling on the ground beside her, to her left.
Her mark was still fresh, still unhealed, and I was about to make one even deeper. One that would turn her if she died.
Emerald didn’t utter a word, simply watching me.
“Where do I… where do I bite her?” I asked.
“In the same spot,” she said. “It’s quickest and least painful when you do it on that part of the neck. Just make sure your canines go all the way through.”
I took a deep breath, closing my eyes and trying to calm my raging heart.
Lia was the Moon’s Lost Daughter.
Or at least that was what the scriptures pointed to.
I’d thought that meant she wouldn’t die. That she’d survive
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anything. Heal any injury.
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But I didn’t think an emotional wound could endanger her life like this.
There wasn’t too much about her in the books. So anything could
go wrong.
But I couldn’t sit here and do nothing when her heartbeat was softer than air.
I leaned in to her, pressing a kiss to her lips.
“I’m sorry,” I whispered, wiping the salve away from her cheek. “I’m not taking your choice away, Lia. This had to happen anyway. If you’re really what we think you are, you were going to turn soon. If I speed it up, it might just save your life. Please, forgive me for everything.”
And then I dug my teeth into her neck, on the same spot where Blake had marked her. My canines sank deep into her flesh, surpassing Blake’s mark, almost reaching the bone. I let them linger for a moment, then slowly withdrew, pressing my thumb to the wound to stop the bleeding.
I glanced at Emerald through glassy eyes. “This better work,” I said.
“It should,” she replied. “Let me bandage her.”
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I removed my hand, standing up and moving away.
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The bite wound wasn’t bleeding as much as I expected it to.
Still, Emerald wiped it clean and then bandaged it.
“You should get some rest now, Alpha. If there’s any progress, I’ll come find you.”
I shook my head. “I’m not leaving her. Especially not now, when she might wake up and not love me anymore.” My voice cracked as I said the words.
Emerald did not look at me, her ey
eyes downcast.
“Alright. You can stay. I’ll be right back.”
She left the room, and I fell to my knees once more, grabbing a cloth and wiping off the salve from Lia’s face.
She was still so beautiful. Even when her skin had paled. Even with ruined makeup and dark smudges under her eyes.
She still looked like a goddess. Maybe she was one. We didn’t know yet for certain.
I pressed another kiss to her mouth, then her forehead, her cheek and her nose. I leaned my head against hers, as hot tears slipped from my eyes.
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“Please come back to me. Or just come back, even if it isn’t to
me.”
–AARON’S POV–
We didn’t speak once on the run to school.
The rain was still coming down in sheets, soaking through my clothes and stinging my eyes, but I didn’t care. I didn’t even notice the cold. All I could think about was Sheila. Zane said she’d been shot. My mate–my girl–shot.
We reached the gates in less than five minutes, the school looming through the storm. Something twisted in my chest as soon as we stepped onto the pavement. Blood. The scent of it punched me right in the gut. It was hers. Mixed with Warner’s. I recognised them both. I followed the scent without even thinking, feet splashing through puddles as we ran inside.
And then I saw them.
“Sheila!” I cried, my voice raw as I skidded to a halt.
She and Warner lay side by side, right outside the girls‘ washroom. Both of them were limp, their bodies twisted like they’d collapsed mid–fight. Sheila’s hand was outstretched toward the door. Her chest was bleeding heavily, a dark patch soaked through her hoodie, and from the center of the wound,
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white smoke hissed up into the air.
Silver. And wolfsbane.
My entire body froze for a second.
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Then I dropped to my knees beside her, turning back into human form, gently grabbing her wrist. Still warm. Still a pulse.
“Ajax!” I cried, panic slicing through me. “Help me!”
“I’ve got Warner,” he said hoarsely, bending down to scoop up his brother.
I cradled Sheila carefully, sliding my arms under her legs and back, lifting her against my chest. She groaned, barely, her head dropping against my shoulder.
“I got you, baby,” I whispered, heart thudding against her. “You’re okay. You’re gonna be okay.”
She wasn’t conscious, but her body trembled against mine. The hissing from her chest hadn’t stopped. The wound was still poisoning her, pulsing red, like it was burning her from the inside out. It was definitely them. Those Order jerks. I was going to kill every single one of them.
We didn’t wait. Ajax was already halfway down the hall with Warner slung over his back, blood dripping behind him with every step. I carried Sheila like she was glass, fighting every
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instinct in me not to break down. Her face was pale. She wasn’t waking up.
We burst back out into the rain, feet slamming the pavement.
“Let’s take the car,” Ajax called out, getting in. “Come on!”
I blinked, realising he was right. We had the car. That was better, safer. We’d be quicker on foot in our wolf forms, but not as humans.
I climbed in the backseat, holding Sheila in my lap.
Ajax started driving, pulling out of the school parking lot, then pressing onto the accelerator. We zoomed through the wet streets, the car slipping a few times, but Ajax keeping it under control. In less than twenty minutes, we were back at the pack house.
I barely noticed the ache in my legs, the pain in my arms from holding her so tight.
Sheila let out a faint, pained sound when we crossed the border of the pack house. Her body jerked slightly in my arms.
“Sheila?” I whispered, bending my head to get a closer look at her face. “Hey. You with me?”
More smoke curled from the wound.
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Emerald and Kaya were already waiting by the front door when we reached the pack house. They didn’t waste time with questions.
“Inside!” Emerald barked. “Bring them to Kaya’s infirmary.”
“Why not yours?” I asked, hurrying towards to Kaya’s.
“Lia,” she said simply. I didn’t have it in me to worry about her right now. Not when my own mate was hanging between life and death.
I carried Sheila in, trailing blood behind me, and laid her on one of the open cots. Emerald was already unpacking kits, syringes, salves. Kaya was beside her, trembling but focused, prepping IVs.
“Sheila’s stronger than this,” I muttered, brushing her wet hair off her forehead. “She’s gonna make it.”
“You need to leave so we can cut,” Emerald said, already moving toward Warner with a scalpel.
“I’m not leaving,” I snapped. “Don’t even ask me to.”
“You can stay,” Kaya said softly. “Just keep out of the way.”
I stepped back, heart breaking all over again when Sheila whimpered as Emerald pushed aside the fabric of her dress.
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I didn’t even flinch at the blood anymore.
But I’d never forget the sight of her limp body. Never forget the stench of silver smoke. Never forgive whoever did this.
I would burn The Order down.
