Kenneth's POV Forty-eight hours. Two agonizing, endless days. Forty-eight hours ago, I stood on the high stone balcony of the Silver Moon with my arms wrapped around my mate. The war was won. Matthew was dead, Bryan was broken, and Lucas’s ancient blood-curse had been swept away like ash in the mountain wind. We had brought peace, secured our pack's safety, and conquered the shadows of the past. And then, without warning, the warmth drained from Crystal's skin. I will never forget the sudden, terrifying way her body went limp in my arms, how her silver light flared erratically before snuffing out entirely, leaving her pale, unresponsive, and cold as ice. My Alpha wolf had erupted into an immediate, feral panic, clawing at the walls of my mind as I roared for Jordan and Selene, scooping her up and sprinting through the halls to our bedchamber. For two full days, she hadn't moved. Selene had tried every healing spell in the Eastern Coven's arsenal, checking her pulse, h
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