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Ch. 116 Defective

Author: Cara Anderson
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-04 14:26:27

Finley

Four days since we returned from the between-space. Four days since Brynlee sacrificed herself to bring us home safely. Four days since my brother's world ended, and I can't stop feeling like it's my fault.

I stand outside the medical wing where Rhett remains under constant supervision, a tray of his favorite foods growing cold in my hands. The doctors say he's not eating, barely speaking, existing in that hollow state that happens when a wolf loses their mate. They're worried he might not survive the severed bond, that his body will simply give up without Brynlee's presence to anchor him to life.

"He's not ready for visitors," the head nurse says gently, the same words she's given me for the past three days. "Alpha candidate, I know you want to help, but right now he needs—"

"He needs his mate," I interrupt, my voice sharper than intended. "He needs Brynlee back, and that's never going to happen because of me."

The healer's expression softens with sympathy that makes my chest
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