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Mason

Time stood still in the healing house. The noise of the outside world, the cheers of the pack and the sounds of rebuilding, did not reach me. Only Corin’s uneven breathing and her constant shivering existed. It was around midnight when I realized the blankets were no longer enough. Her skin was no longer just cold, it had become almost waxy, and the pain had deepened the lines on her face.

"I’m going to bathe her," I said quietly into the silence.

Vanessa, who had been dozing in
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