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Cade’s POV

I couldn't stop the gnawing pit in my gut, the way dread coiled and uncoiled like a restless serpent each time I blinked. The worst scenarios flashed before my eyes like a cursed reel – Lucian returning to the packhouse, fresh from a bloodbath, unstable and violent. In that state, even the moon goddess couldn't control him. If he had gone to this room, and Alina was alone...

Moon, no.

My fingers twitched from the pain still throbbing in my side, where his claws had torn into me. But it wasn’t the ache that made my breath catch, it was the thought of her, possibly being on the receiving end of that same madness.

I didn’t even realize my breathing had picked up until her hand touched my arm. She was now crouched next to me, her presence soft, careful.

She managed a small smile, worn, but real as she pressed a bandage against my wound.

“It’s nothing too deep,” she murmured, voice gentle. “You’ll live. You're the beta after all.”

I studied her, unsure if I should believe her.
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