The hum of the Violet Curtain was a constant, soothing vibration against my back, but the noise from the other side was a cacophony of human desperation. Overnight, the allied nations had transformed the barren perimeter into a sprawling, sterilized military triage center. Rows of white tents stretched into the fog. The air smelled of bleach, ozone, and fear.I stood at the threshold, wearing a simple pair of surgical scrubs. Killian stood beside me, his broad shoulders tense, his silver eyes scanning the first line of patients being processed by Dr. Aris Thorne’s team. He did not like this. His wolf saw every human as a potential threat to his Luna, and every sick body as a drain on her strength."You are the filter, Elara," Killian murmured, his hand resting on the small of my back. "The mountain has infinite energy, but your body does not. If I feel your pulse drop, I am shutting the line down.""I know the limits of my own anatomy, Killian," I said softly, leaning back into his wa
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