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Chapter 72

Author: Shan R.K
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-31 04:46:19

Ashlyn

Rhe ride into Panther City was blended into a blur of keeping Chase stable and groaning over Kravs dismissal.

My eyes burned from no sleep, my chest raw from running all night, and still all I could think about was Krav’s silence up front. He never once looked back. Never once spoke. His knuckles white on the wheel, his jaw like stone.

But Chase’s pulse was weaker by the mile, and Keiral’s muttering curses got sharper, faster. By the time we hit the gates of the city, his breathing was ragged, his skin clammy and grey.

We pulled into General. Panthers were already waiting, the doors of the trauma wing ripped open wide. Nurses froze when they saw the state of him, but Keiral shoved them aside, barking orders like she owned the place.

“He’s not stabilizing,” she snapped as we slid Chase onto the gurney. “The artery’s refusing to fuse. We need more than stitches.”

I stared at my cousin. His head lolled. His lips blue.

“No,” I said. My wolf clawed up my ribs. “We’re not losing hi
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