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I swam toward her with powerful strokes, fighting against the numbing cold. When

I reached her, I wrapped my arm firmly around her waist and kicked toward the

surface.

Breaking through, I gasped for air, pulling Olivia's head above water. Her face was deathly pale,

her lips tinged blue. She wasn't breathing.

With renewed determination, I fought the current, swimming one-armed toward the shore

while keeping her head above water. The riverbank was rocky and steep, making it difficult to

climb out with Olivia's limp form.

Finally, I managed to drag her onto a flat section of the bank. Water streamed from her unmoving body as laid her down.

"Olivia!" I called, tapping her cold cheek. No response.

I immediately began CPR, pressing rhythmically on her chest before tilting her

head back to breathe air into her lungs. Between compressions, I used her phone to call emergency

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"Olivia! Wake up!" I demanded, continuing compressions. My usual composure cracked as I struggled to find a pulse. "Olivia Winters! You can't be like this, do you hear me!"

feel-raw fear at the thought of losing her. This woman, another man's mate, had

refusing to give up. "Breathe,

she convulsed suddenly, water spewing from her mouth as her body fought for air. Relief

I heard sirens

body against mine, trying to share my warmth. "Hold on, Olivia," I whispered against her

embankment with a stretcher. They worked quickly, wrapping Olivia in thermal blankets and attaching

I stated, my tone leaving no room

and dripping, my focus entirely on Olivia's pale

and life back into her. The paramedics worked efficiently around me, administering oxygen and monitoring her

urgent call. They

approached with dry clothes and a blanket. "Alpha Blackwood, you should change before you catch a

through which they had taken

the nurse replied gently. "He's our best healer. Please,

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nearby bathroom to change. The dry clothes. did little to warm the chill that had settled in my bones-a chill that had nothing to do

river water.

arrived with fresh clothes from my own wardrobe. I nodded my thanks but remained silent, taking a seat in the waiting

happened?"

I replied, the words tasting bitter on my tongue.

river."

neutral, but I sensed his surprise. "The Luna

Pack?"

corrected automatically, though the distinction seemed meaningless now. "She's been through hell, Thomas. Her daughter died, her mate abandoned her, and now Matriarch Evelyn

thought of Ethan Stone's treatment of Olivia. The man had everything I had ever wanted-a true

Victoria Frost.

Fletcher emerged. I was on my feet instantly, crossing the space between us in three

the healer's arm, my voice

expression was grave. "We've stabilized her physically. Her werewolf healing abilities helped purge

as I noted the doctor's hesitation.

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