CHAPTER FORTY - NINE

**POV Alpha**

"Alpha..." she whispered, her voice weak and lacking the strength to walk to me. Ava was pale, with tears in her eyes, and her frail body shivered from the cold in that filthy place.

I ran to her, desperate, holding her carefully to prevent her from falling to the ground as she leaned on me, bleeding profusely. The full moon hung high in the sky, and my wolf let out a sad and agonizing howl toward the moon upon seeing the woman he loved in my arms, on the verge of death. The moon illuminated the clearing where we were like twilight, but there was no light left in Ava's eyes. It was as if the moonlight was fading away along with her life.

"Ava, hold on, please!" I said nervously, trying to keep her eyes open. My voice was a low and anguished growl, but she could only gasp in response.

Ava shook her head, struggling to breathe, her hands clutching my chest in desperation. Her body was weakened, and the scent of blood filled the air around us.

"I... I'm so sorry, Alpha. For