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I rushed through the hospital corridor toward the exit. My grandfather's condition had finally stabilized after a night of terror. The specialist I'd arranged had worked miracles.

I checked my phone again. Three missed calls from Olivia. Guilt gnawed at me as

remembered refusing her request to visit the Ancient Moon Temple.

"Mr. Blackwood?" Thomas called, holding the car door open. "Where to, sir?"

"Maple Grove," I replied, sliding into the backseat. "Quickly."

As we approached Silverfang Bridge, I saw Olivia's blue sedan swerving wildly across lanes. A

school bus had just pulled onto the bridge ahead of her.

"Stop the car!" I shouted, already reaching for the door handle.

Time slowed as I watched Olivia's car veer sharply left - away from the bus, toward the bridge

railing. The crash of metal against metal echoed across the water as her car broke through

the guardrail.

"Olivia!" I screamed, running toward the railing.

Her car hung suspended for one terrible moment before plummeting into the churning waters.

of Moonstone River below.

I was already climbing over the railing when strong hands pulled me back.

"You can't jump!" Travis Walker shouted. "The current's too strong! You'll both die!"

I struggled against his grip. "Let me go! She's drowning!"

"Call the Timber Ridge Rescue Squad!" Travis yelled to the gathering crowd.

Reality crashed over me. Travis was right. The Moonstone River was notorious for its deadly

currents. If I jumped, I'd only add another body to recover.

I pulled out my phone with shaking hands, calling every contact I had with water

rescue

experience. Money, resources, equipment - I promised it all.

The wait for the rescue team was excruciating. Each second stretched into eternity as I paced the bridge, my eyes never leaving the water's surface.

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Travis approached cautiously. "Alpha Blackwood, there's a small chapel near the Ancient Moon Temple. Many wolves find comfort there in times like these."

Without another word, I walked to the small stone structure. I'd never been particularly spiritual, but in that moment, I would have bargained with any deity who would listen.

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I knelt before the simple altar. "If she survives this, I'll fund Elder Tobias Gray's sanctuary for the next decade. Just let her live."

The arrival of sirens pulled me from my desperate prayers. The Timber Ridge Rescue Squad had arrived, along with several other teams I'd called.

Unable to stand by uselessly any longer, I stripped off my jacket and shirt and dove into the frigid river. The cold hit like a physical blow, but I pushed through it, searching desperately in the murky depths.

Hours passed. The sun began to set. My muscles screamed with fatigue, but I refused to stop.

"Alpha Blackwood!" A shout from the shore. "They've found the car!"

I swam toward the voice with renewed energy. A group of divers had surfaced, their

expressions grim.

"The car's empty," the lead diver reported. "Driver's side window is broken. She might have

escaped before it sank completely."

Hope flared in my chest. "Then she could still be alive. We need to expand the search

downstream."

with these currents

hasn't been found by

Alpha authority making the man

otherwise -

still we searched. I refused to leave, refused to accept what

1. me.

Winters was a fighter. She couldn't die like this - not when she was finally seeking peace

(Ethan's POV)

beep of medical equipment had become the soundtrack to my recovery. Three days since Olivia had stabbed me, and the wound

werewolf.

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herself into my room, her

makeup.

her, noting the dark circles under her

"I'm fine. I wanted to check

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she left, I asked the nurse to turn on the news. I

my territory.

Shadow Creek Highway," the reporter was saying. "A

Silverfang Bridge into Moonstone

change the channel when

sedan with license plate

Luna

from my suddenly numb fingers. Olivia's car. I knew

myself when I

recovered the vehicle, but Ms. Winters' whereabouts

my ears. Olivia.

tried to sit up, ignoring the searing pain in my side. I had to get to her. I had to

wound, and darkness crept into the

(Victoria's POV)

myself in the bathroom. The news of Olivia's accident had reached me an hour ago, and I'd been careful to keep

Ethan.

I approached his room, I heard the television. The reporter's voice carried clearly through the open

heart sank.

Ethan struggling to get out

are you doing?" I demanded. "You're still injured! The wounds haven't

go," he gasped, clutching his side where fresh blood was seeping through his bandages. "I

I pleaded, genuinely concerned for his health

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eyes flashed with Alpha authority. "Call Maxwell, Tell him

car around.

Now."

against medical advice, Ethan was

mixture of emotions churning

relief at the thought of Olivia

Ethan's anguish

deeper than

careful," I called as

even look

(Ethan's POV)

to find it crowded with rescue vehicles.

helped me

supporting most of my weight as

center.

I asked, ignoring the rescue

him. "Not yet, sir. But we've recovered

of hope ignited in my chest.

"The driver's side window

with these

and the

I knew

I ordered, my voice breaking. "Use every resource.

neighboring packs if needed."

down at the dark water below. Memories

met, her tears when I proposed, her radiant joy when Lily

I

with no sign

even I had to accept the inevitable.

and infection

was setting in.

bed, staring at the ceiling, my phone rang.