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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."

rescue captain shook his head. "Sir, with these currents and the temperature

if she hasn't been

I growled, my Alpha authority making the man step back.

otherwise -

we searched. I refused to leave, refused to accept

1. me.

couldn't die like this - not when she

(Ethan's POV)

had become the soundtrack to my recovery. Three days since

werewolf.

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room, her face drawn with fatigue

makeup.

rest," I told her, noting the dark circles

weakly. "I'm fine. I wanted to check on

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to turn on the news. I needed to know what was happening

my territory.

news from Shadow Creek Highway," the reporter was

into

was about to change the channel when

a blue sedan with

Luna of Silvercrest

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

it myself when I

have recovered the vehicle,

my ears. Olivia. My Olivia. In

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

wound, and darkness crept into the edges of

(Victoria's POV)

of Olivia's accident had reached me

Ethan.

I heard the television. The reporter's voice carried clearly through

sank.

find Ethan struggling to get out of bed, his face pale

demanded. "You're still injured!

have to go," he gasped, clutching his side where fresh blood was

I pleaded, genuinely concerned for his health if not for Olivia's

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stand. What good will you do her

with Alpha authority. "Call Maxwell, Tell him

car around.

Now."

medical advice, Ethan was being helped into his

wheelchair, a mixture

thought of

Ethan's anguish

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 we approached

center.

found her?” I asked, ignoring

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

of hope ignited in my chest.

said carefully. "The driver's side

with these

the

to finish. I knew the odds as well as

breaking. "Use every resource. Call in favors

neighboring packs if needed."

at the dark water below. Memories flooded my

met, her tears when I proposed,

night. I refused to leave, despite Maxwell's concerns

broke with

day, even I had to accept

and infection

was setting in.

lay in my hospital bed, staring at the