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Chapter 324

Zahra's POVThe nurse bustles back, avoiding eye contact with any of us, as she says, “This way, please.” Her voice has lost all the brusqueness from before.She leads us down the small ward. Most of the beds are empty, but three have patients in them, with a couple of nurses beside each bed. The sharp scent of antiseptic sits heavy in the air, tangled with the low hum of machines and the soft squeak of shoes on the polished floor. She leads us all the way to the end, to the bed on its own there. One of the nurses is jotting something down on the tablet at the end of the bed, while the other fiddles with something at the side, and I watch as the head of the bed lifts slowly.My stomach twists tighter with every inch it rises.When she steps back, I see Samuels. Propped up.He smiles slightly as we approach. “Hey guys,” he croaks.Tears prick my eyes immediately. He looks terrible. He’s lost so much weight, his skin a sallow yellow colour, and he looks exhausted, bags under his eyes an

Chapter 325

Zahra's POVMy eyelids are heavy when I wake, but I feel incredible, like I’ve slept for a week. Every ounce of exhaustion is gone, and my body no longer feels achy and sore.When I finally pry my eyes open, I blink, trying to make sense of what I’m seeing. Immediately in front of me is a large wall of black. I blink again as the wall rises and falls. Cedarwood and bergamot, layered with sandalwood and cinnamon. Xander and Max.My eyes focus, and I realise I’m looking at Xander’s chest, where he lies on his side in front of me. I turn my head. Max is behind me, his front pressed to my back, his arm wrapped around me, Xander’s hand resting on my hip.I’m surprised I haven’t melted, to be honest, because now I’m conscious, I’m fucking boiling. The heat radiating off them both is intense, trapped between them and wrapping around me where I’m pinned in the middle. And the worst part is, some traitorous part of me doesn’t hate it. It feels warm, protective... right. A little too right for

Chapter 326

Zarha's POV“I’m going to have a quick shower. I’ll be back in a sec,” Xander says before stepping into the bathroom.Max comes over and sits down beside me.“How are you feeling today?” he asks, his body turned towards me, his eyes scanning my face and body as if checking for injuries.“Good. No aches or pains or anything.”His answering smile is so bright, and then he closes his eyes as if in prayer before opening them again and letting out a breath. “Good.”Then he leans down and kisses me. His mouth moves against mine, his tongue brushing against the seam of my lips. I open for him, and he wraps his arms around me, pulling me onto his lap, carefully arranging my leg so it doesn’t get in the way. Before I know it, I’m effectively straddling him.His hands find my hair and jaw, angling my face up so he can deepen the kiss.It’s nice. I like kissing him. His mouth is warm and familiar, and I want to lean into him more, to sink into it, into him.Then I feel his body respond beneath m

Chapter 327

Zahra's POVWhen I’m wheeled back into my room after the X-ray, there’s a tray of breakfast waiting for me. Scrambled eggs and bacon this morning.Zanthe sits up in my mind, practically drooling at the sight and smell of the bacon. 'About damn time.' she says, and I can feel her excitement ripple through me.I tuck in, barely making it to the sofa before the bacon is in my mouth. I moan at the taste. Goddess, damn, it’s been a long time. I close my eyes and savour it.The eggs are okay, slightly on the rubbery side and a bit cool, but the toast is well buttered, and it’s still the best meal I’ve had in a very long time.When I finish, I glance up as I pick up the glass of water. Xander and Max are both staring at me, their eyes dark.“What?” I ask, confused by the sudden intensity.Max clears his throat. “Ahem, nothing,” he says, while Xander looks away, taking a sip of his coffee.I feel a link pressing against me, and I open the connection.'Zahra, how are you today?'It’s Sally.'I

Chapter 328

Max's POVAs I push Zahra down to the X-ray department, my mind is spinning. Where are we going to take her after she’s discharged? Is she okay to be discharged? Is it safe for her to leave the hospital? Do we need to increase the patrols? How will I keep her safe? What if I get her out too soon and something happens because I didn’t think it through? I love her. I won’t survive if anything else happens to her. I’m sure she’s, my mate. Is she, my mate?On and on, on repeat, my mind churns through it all. Fuck, I’m going to go mad. The urge to have a drink starts creeping up on me with the pressure of it all, familiar and ugly, sliding in at the edges. Fuck. Not now.I take a deep breath and exhale slowly as we approach the doors to the X-ray department, and I push Zahra inside.Dr Jarvis indicates for me to put the chair beside the small bed in the middle of the room, so I do. “Thank you, Alphas. Please wait outside,” he says dismissively, and unlike the other room, Xander and I actua

Chapter 329

Max's POVWhen I glance back, Zahra’s eyes are glassy, and I know she’s linking someone.“Can you try and calm down?” Xander hisses under his breath. “You’re stinking out the room, and it’s not helping me calm down either.”I catch a whiff of his own arousal, and he’s right. It sends a sharp zing straight through my body, making it even harder to clear my head. Goddess damn it.I glance back at Zahra, completely fucking unable to help myself, Medus’s fantasies bleeding into my own.She blushes as she catches me looking.Then her scent hits me.Fuuuck.This is impossible. Any minute I’m going to dive over there and start stripping her clothes off.But then there’s a spike of anxiety in the air, sharp and sudden.Fuck.I’m scaring her. Again.Every time we’ve gotten close since she’s been back, whenever I lose control, I scare her.And I fucking hate myself for it.She clearly went through something terrible, and here I am, lusting after her and terrifying her at the same time. I have t

Chapter 330

Zahra's POVMy ears are ringing by the time the girls finally leave, Zach kindly escorting them back to the Crescent. Max and Xander have been eating for most of the time I was chatting with them. I assume Zach brought a care package from Alison, because the burritos looked familiar.Xander is on his phone now, his expression focused, while Max is gazing out of the window as though he is lost in thought.I watch them both properly, letting myself really look at them. They are both objectively gorgeous, but it is more than that. They are kind, caring, and protective, and they clearly care for each other too. If they are both my mates, what would that even mean? How would that work? And if only one of them is, then how destroyed will the other one be? The more I try to think it through, the more impossible it all seems, and I find myself wishing, not for the first time, that I simply knew.'There’s no point trying to untangle the Goddess’s plans. What will be, will be.' Zanthe intones.

Chapter 331

Zahra's POVMax stands and starts helping, and within moments the bags are repacked. Xander folds the last few items of their clothing while Max clears the bathroom of toiletries.It’s oddly domestic.And it sends me spiralling.My chest tightens, my breathing coming too fast, too shallow. My heart starts pounding, far quicker than it should, and my vision begins to tunnel at the edges.“Hey.”A deep voice, close, grounding.I’m pulled into warm, solid arms, and instantly the world steadies. Xander’s heat and scent wrap around me, and I find myself pressed against his chest, tucked into his massive frame as his hands move slowly up and down my back.“It’s okay. I’ve got you.”“What happened?” Max asks, his voice slightly muffled from the other side.“I’m not sure. I think she’s just a bit overwhelmed,” Xander replies quietly.I still can’t form words, but he’s exactly right.“Here, let me—” Max starts.“I’ve got her,” Xander cuts in, a slight edge to his voice.Oh fuck. Here we go.Th

Chapter 332

Zahra's POVI stare up at the front of the house, unmoving. Was it always this big?I’m trying to work out how long it’s been since I was last here. I was back for a few days last June, and before that, it was three years ago. Five days in nearly four years.In that dungeon, when I thought of returning home, this is all I pictured. Warm lights in the windows. The smell of food drifting out. Safety.But now I’m here... it doesn’t feel like home anymore.The house looks the same, but it feels different. Bigger. Quieter. Like I’m standing outside somewhere I used to belong, instead of somewhere that’s mine.'You’re being ridiculous.' Zanthe huffs at me. 'I bet the training centre will feel like home.' She paces closer in my mind, her tail flicking. 'Home is a feeling anyway, not a place. You just haven’t found it again yet.'Excellent. Really helpful.“You okay, sweet girl?” Alison asks, turning back to me.Xander and Max are standing on either side of me, just waiting, while Alison and

Chapter 333

Xander's POVI’m not sure this was a good idea.I’m watching Zahra as she eats her lunch, but something feels off. I’m getting this strange, swirling sensation in my stomach, like panic and worry tangled together. She looks calm on the surface, but her eyes keep scanning the garden, and her heartbeat is too fast.I don’t know how to help her.Atlas is watching her through my eyes. Ever since she freaked out over us not taking her to our house, Zanthe has been unsettled. Apparently, she shouted at him and Medus that we were hiding she-wolves from them, that we were ashamed to have her in our space.Atlas did his best to comfort her, but I’m not sure it worked completely. She calmed down after Max told her it wasn’t like that, but I’m still not getting a relaxed feeling from her.She’s quiet.I don’t like it.Once lunch is finished, I help Max clear the table and load the dishwasher, both of us keeping a close eye through the window on Zahra outside. I don’t know what to say to Max. He

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