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Chapter 100

Zahra's POVMy heart rate spikes like I’ve been sprinting.The monitor responds instantly, beeping in loud, tattletale rhythm.Not this again. Last time I ended up in a hospital bed, that stupid machine broadcasted my every emotion to the entire room too. Perfect.“How bad is it?” I ask, partly to distract both of us from the obvious pulse explosion.He grimaces, brushing his thumb over my knuckles. “You are still just as beautiful to me, but you are a little more bruised than I would like.” Did he just call me beautiful, I can’t deal with that right now, so I deflect. And I let out a snort, or try to, which immediately hurts. “What’s the damage? Ribs, nose, and leg?”He nods. “And your cheekbone. They had to operate to repair the artery in your leg.”“I remember,” I say softly. A sigh slips out. “Any idea how long Zanthe is going to be out?”“The doctor didn’t say, but let me call him. Maybe he’ll have an answer for you.”I nod, preparing myself for him to let go. But when he does, i

Chapter 101

Zahra's POVBefore I fully process that it is over, we are already heading back upstairs. The elevator doors slide closed, and dread gathers low in my stomach. I don’t want to see him. Not like this. Not when I know for a fact he’s not left. Of course, he’s not left.The guard steps back into position by the door as we approach, giving me a small nod as I pass. The acknowledgement is strange. Why the hell is he even here?Xander, Zach, and Max are still in yesterday’s workout clothes, their shirts rumpled, streaked with dirt and sweat from training. The sight should be disgusting, but honestly, I am grateful my sense of smell is muted without Zanthe fully awake. I don’t think my ribs could handle gagging.Dark circles frame their eyes. Their expressions are tight and drawn. They look like they’ve been dragged backward through the night and then dumped in this room.The bed rolls back into place with a soft click against the brakes, and they turn as one to face me.I keep my eyes train

Chapter 102

Zahra's POVThere is a knock on the door just then, and the doctor steps back into the room.“Good news, Cadet Larkin. Everything’s in the right position. I’m happy to wake your wolf now, so she can speed up your healing.” He holds up a syringe between two fingers. “Once I give you this, she should wake within twenty minutes. Any questions?”“No, sir,” I say, giving a small shake of my head.He crosses to the side of the bed. Zach moves back to let him in. The doctor takes my arm and rolls it outward, and only then do I notice the cannula taped into the crease of my elbow. How the hell did I miss that earlier?He pulls a wipe from his pocket and a small saline tube, tears the packet open, swipes the port clean, then clips the saline bottle to the top. A gentle squeeze sends a cold rush creeping beneath my skin.“Sorry, it’s cold,” he murmurs when my face tightens. He slots the syringe into the port and pushes slowly. The second wave of cold spreads up my arm in a slow, icy bloom. When

Chapter 103

Zahra's POVThere is a long, heavy pause. Then I hear the quiet shaky exhale he tries and fails to muffle. The sound scrapes at something deep inside me. I don’t want it to affect me, but it does. I made myself look at him just now, and the image won’t leave my mind. He looks drawn and exhausted. His shoulders slump as if he’s been carrying something far too heavy for far too long. There’s a leanness to him he didn’t have before, like sleep and food have been optional for a while.And damn him, but I’m worried about him, even after everything. The realisation annoys me almost as much as the pain radiating through my body.The door clicks shut.Silence settles over the room again. I try to shift and immediately regret

Chapter 104

Tobias's POVThe crunch of my boots on the gravel drive sounds too loud in the quiet of the night. Nothing stirs around me. The warm air slides across my skin, soothing the last remnants of the hospital’s sterile chill, but it does nothing to settle the mess in my head.My emotions are a fucking tangle. On one hand, I feel more at peace than I have in three years. I slept beside my mate. I held her. Hours of her warm little hand in mine. Her scent soft against my skin. For the first time in so long, the aching hole in my chest eased. Thor is deeply asleep for the first time in years. My head is clear and I feel like myself again, like someone scraped away three years of weight from my ribs, and fog from my eyes.And on the other hand, My mate looks like she went through a fucking meat grinder. And she won’t look at me.The image of her lying broken on that hospital bed slams into me again, cold and vicious. It claws straight up my throat until a sob threatens to break loose. I swa

Chapter 105

Tobias's POV 🌶️🌶️I take the palace stairs two at a time. My watch flashes half three in the morning. The castle is silent. A few guards nod as I pass, but otherwise the corridors feel hollow and cold.I doubt I’ll sleep. Not after sinking into hours of unconsciousness in that chair beside her, no matter how fucked my posture was.The residence door clicks shut behind me. The only light on is a small lamp in the living room. Everyone must be asleep. Felix is off visiting a friend’s pack as usual. My parents’ and Lotty’s scents linger faintly, they must be asleep.I head straight upstairs. My quarters feel too empty. Too neat. Too quiet. I strip down to my boxers and collapse onto the bed, staring up at the ceiling. The shadows outside tilt and sway with the breeze, shuddering across the ceiling like restless ghosts.I forgot to close the curtains. But now I can’t be bothered to get up and do it.Instead, I lay there and watch them. Thinking. Thinking about my beautiful mate, and the

Chapter 106

Tobias's POVI wake with a start, unaware of when I even fell asleep, but morning light is already spilling across the carpet. My body feels sluggish, heavy in that post-emotional-hangover way, but my mind is already moving.Thor stretches in my head, alert and steady for the first time in years.‘Go to her,’ he murmurs, sharp with intent.‘Not yet.’That reply earns me a snarl. He starts pacing, claws dragging across the inside of my skull. Great. That reprieve was short-lived.I’m a mess, and so are my sheets. Last night’s “self-care” is dried across my stomach. Perfect way to start the day. I groan, scrub a hand over my face, and swing out of bed.The shower helps. The heat loosens my muscles, clears my head a little. I feel better—calmer—than I have in a long time. Sleeping beside Zahra, even unconscious, even with her rejecting me, did something. The aching hollow in my chest has closed slightly, and Thor is settled instead of raving.But it is not just the sleep. My resolve to s

Chapter 107

Tobias's POVThe women bustle out, chatting animatedly, and Greyson follows, giving my dad a nod as he goes. Aiden follows behind him, flashing me a look and a small nod. It eases something very small inside me. But I’m still tense. I will be, until I can see her progress with my own eyes.The room is quiet in their wake, Nicholas, Dad, Jasper, Baxter, Marcus and me remain. The others all still eating their breakfast. I take a seat, and start to fill a plate for myself. Marcus pours me a mug of coffee and I shoot him a grateful look.Baxter exhales and drags a hand through his hair.“She must have been nailing it, to have tried to keep fighting on a shattered femur this early into the course.”“Edwardo said she was outstanding.”My voice comes out low and rough, still unused this morning, thick with emotion.Dad leans forward, elbows on the table, fingers steepled.“I want a full investigation into how this happened. I thought there were protocols in place to prevent this level of dam

Chapter 108

Zahra's POV“Zahra…, I am coming for you, white wolf.”A massive shadow wolf lunges at me and I jerk back with a strangled gasp, waking instantly.Fuck.The remnants of last night’s dream cling to me like wet cobwebs, sticky and suffocating. The same forest. The same voice. The same claws scraping down my spine. My pulse kicks into a sprint, my chest tight with leftover terror.I am sweating. My skin feels hot and clammy, like I have been dragged out of a fever.I force my eyes open. The room is dim, the early morning sun leaking around the edges of the blind in soft strips of gold. The ache in my body returns in one brutal sweep, reminding me I am still suspended like a fucking marionette, my leg trapped in a cast that goes right up to my damn poonani. It itches like hell too.At least it no longer hurts to breathe. That is something.I reach inward, searching for Zanthe. Relief loosens my shoulders when I feel her curled deep in our bond, fast asleep. She must have worked herself to

Chapter 109

Zahra's POVWhen I turn my head, Max is watching me. Not in the creepy way, not like he is studying an injury or waiting for me to break. He is just… looking. Like he is memorising something. Like he is glad I am here and breathing and talking.And that does something dangerous inside me.“What?” I say, suddenly self-conscious.He smiles. “Nothing. I just like looking at you. I’ve not had much chance in years.”It echoes what he texted yesterday morning, and it sends heat up my neck. I look away, pretending to be very interested in the blanket.The nurse re-enters carrying a tray with a covered plate on it. She positions the rolling table over my lap, careful of my suspended leg. The cloche lifts with a soft scrape, and the smell of food hits me like a glorious punch. Eggs, bacon, sausage, beans and toast. My stomach growls so loudly it might as well have answered for me.There is a carton of orange juice tucked at the side. Max’s stomach rumbles right after mine, and I glance toward h

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