Chapter 41: Grief and the AlphaThe silence outside the lodge was heavy. Suffocating.Inside, the fire had burned down to embers. My head rested on Victor’s chest, his heartbeat a steady drum against my ear. But my own heart was racing like a trapped bird.I couldn't sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, the movie played again.The white hospital walls.The beeping machine going flat.The doctor’s gentle, lethal voice: There is no heartbeat.And then, the other memories. Damien’s relief. Lisa’s laughter. The toxicity came in waves, tearing open wounds I thought had finally scarred over.A sob escaped me. Small at first. Then, it shattered me.Victor woke instantly. His Alpha instincts flared, his arms tightening around me before his eyes even opened."Elena," he whispered, his voice thick with sleep and fear. "Talk to me."I pressed my face into his neck, soaking his skin with hot tears. "It won't stop, Victor. I thought... I thought after the shift, after the revenge... it would stop."
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