Katrina Grimlore wakes up dazed and somewhat lost. She looks towards the window and has no idea how long she has been asleep. It was supposed to be dusk when she started feeling unwell at the lagoon.She gets up feeling much better than the horrible dizziness that had attacked her yesterday. She grabs her cell phone from the bedside table and finds some notifications from Jarl. She doesn't even bother to read them. She furrows her brow when she realizes that she was almost asleep for 24 hours.She goes to the shower and, after a short bath, puts on a long white dress she had bought a few days ago, some ballet flats and leaves the cabin, making sure not to make any noise. She has no idea where her sister or the omega that had accompanied them here might be, but she doesn't care either.When the fresh air from the mountain hits her face, her senses go on high alert. She takes a deep breath with her eyes closed, and a sensation she had never felt before embraces her. Her skin starts to p

Ragnar manages to reach his cabin an hour later. His whole body is numb due to the great effort he just made to bring her here without anyone seeing them. He had to hide several times, as it seemed to be the meeting place for some pack to mate during the full moon, and that only complicated things.Julian is standing in front of the cabin when he feels his alpha approaching."I need help," Ragnar tells him through the mental link, and he rushes out to meet him.Julian's expression when he sees Ragnar completely naked and bloody is indescribable; however, when he looks at the girl in his arms, all color drains from his face."Go to Dr. Moreira's clinic," Ragnar's voice sounds more like a squeak. His breathing is too heavy, and his face is pale. "Tell him it's an emergency. That he should come prepared for surgery."While Julian goes for the doctor, Ragnar puts Katrina inside the cabin. He places her on his bed in the room, takes off her dress, and checks her wounds again. Both wounds k

Katrina's condition in the early hours of the morning was not as stable as Ragnar would have liked. Of course, he didn't leave her side for a single moment, and several times, he let Remus out to boost his energy and help her alleviate the pain.Julián tries to convince him to rest, but he adamantly refuses to leave her alone."If you wish, I can stay with her while you get some rest, Alpha," he suggests. "In theory, her treatment should start tomorrow, and you need to be well-rested for that.""It's not necessary, Julián. I'm fine."Julián nods before leaving. Ragnar stares intently at Katrina in bed. Her face is still pale, but at least with the blood transfusion, she regained some color, and she is breathing normally.Remus, inside his head, wags his tail vigorously as he observes her. Ragnar can't deny that she smells good, like his mate; it's an aroma he hadn't sensed since his wife's death, and his wolf never even attempted to sniff another female on any occasion, except now, wi

After Moreira finishes checking on Katrina, she falls asleep again. The doctor warns Ragnar that she will be under observation for at least two weeks and that she cannot move from here unless it's to go to a clinic.After watching the same video several times where Jarl and Lizzie embrace while crying inconsolably, Ragnar asks Julián to speak with a private investigator and gather as much information as possible about that family, but especially about that man.They also agree on how they will take care of her while he undergoes chemotherapy sessions. He doesn't want to leave her alone for a single moment, so first, he considers renting an apartment where they can stay closer to the urban area in case any unexpected situation arises.Ragnar falls into a deep sleep on the couch, next to the bed where she is lying. It's already morning when Katrina wakes up and sees him curled up in that tiny space for his enormous body. She has no doubt that he will have neck pain when he wakes up.Kat

"I found my mate having sex with my sister on the same day I went to tell him the news that I was expecting a puppy," Katrina says after a few minutes of silence. Ragnar looks up when he hears that, but doesn't say anything. Something in his chest twists with that confession. He had never felt such a strong urge to kill someone, especially when he hears her sob softly again."They set a trap for me to bring me here. My own husband shot me once and then rejected me. When he shot me a second time, I fell off that cliff. I only had time to accept his rejection before losing consciousness."That last statement furrows Ragnar's brow."He deceived me all this time, I believed that I was his true love because I loved him. On the full moon, when I turned 16, I recognized him, it was him, my mate, his scent was unmistakable when I passed by his side. He also recognized me, he marked me shortly after and we became boyfriend and girlfriend, since I was too young for the bond. In my pack, matings