Ava's POVNora wiped her face quickly and nodded."He's still unconscious," she said, taking my hand."But he is stable," Reuben added from behind us. "He'll wake up when he's ready."Reuben paused, then added more quietly, "He's strong, ladies. He'll come back."I walked to Richard's bedside slowly.He was barely recognizable. Bandages wrapped around him in layers, covering most of his body like he had been sealed away from the world.His jaw was unshaven, his skin pale, and his life force was so faint it felt like I was standing next to a body the Moon Goddess had forgotten to breathe back into.Richard had always carried bright wolf energy. He was always restless, loud, and annoyingly alive. Now he seemed like a shadow of himself.My chest tightened violently, and my wolf whimpered low inside me. I bit down hard on my lip until I tasted blood."I'm sorry," I whispered, my voice shaking. "I'm sorry, Richard."
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