The room was quiet, too quiet. The air was heavy with worry. Only the sound of Elara’s weak breathing filled the space, each rise and fall of her chest making Damien’s heart race with fear. The curtains were half drawn, letting the silver moonlight spill across the bed. It painted Elara’s pale face in soft light, but even that glow could not hide how fragile she looked. Damien sat at her bedside, his broad frame bent forward, shoulders tense, his eyes fixed on her as if staring hard enough could keep her alive. He had not moved for hours. Food meant nothing, water was forgotten, even sleep no longer had a place in his mind. His whole world, his whole life, lay in that bed, weak and trembling. He reached out every now and then, brushing a strand of hair from her forehead, whispering things only her soul could hear. His heart had never felt so helpless. He was an Alpha, a man who commanded warriors and armies, yet right now, he was just a broken mate, afraid of losing the one person
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