48 Chapter 48

48 Chapter 48

Seraphina’s POV 1

Consciousness returned slowly, like surfacing from deep water. The first thing I became aware of was warmth-the steady heat of someone’s hand wrapped around mine, anchoring me to the world of the living. Then came the scent. Sandalwood and masculine power that immediately told me exactly who was sitting beside my bed.

I opened my eyes to find myself in what appeared to be a private medical room, all white walls and gleaming equipment that hummed

softly in the background. Damien was slumped in a chair pulled close to my bedside, his expensive shirt wrinkled and his dark hair

disheveled as if he’d been running his hands through it repeatedly. His blue eyes, when they met mine, were filled with relief so intense it

took my breath away.

“Hey,” he said softly, his thumb tracing gentle circles on the back of my hand. “How are you feeling?”

“Like I got hit by a truck,” I admitted, my voice coming out as barely more than a rasp. “But alive.” I tried to sit up, wincing as various

muscles protested the movement. “How long was I out?”

“Six hours.” Damien’s grip on my hand tightened slightly, as if he was afraid I might disappear if he let go. “The doctors wanted to run every test imaginable, but your vitals were stable, so we decided to let you sleep it off naturally.”

further upright. “Is he okay? And Ben Thompson? The others who were

Damien assured me quickly. “Better than fine, actually. Every single

scars to show for injuries that should have taken weeks

did today… I’ve never seen anything like it. None

I said, settling back against the pillows as exhaustion still

it wasn’t a dream. I don’t really

his full attention focused on me with laser

impossible meadow with its silver grass and star-touched river, about the figure in robes of

truths I’d never imagined. I watched his expression grow more serious with

weren’t just any wolves, Damien. They were the Alpha and

tears beginning to spill down my cheeks as the Moon Goddess’s revelations played out in my mind. “Someone they trusted led rogues right to their territory. My parents died fighting to protect their people, to

from granite

by the brutality of it. An entire pack, wiped out overnight.” His blue eyes met mine, and I could see pain flickering in their depths. “I was seventeen when the news

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heard of.” 1

“You knew them?”

“If you’re his daughter, Sera, then you’re not

alpha-born.”

“The Moon Goddess said something similar. But I don’t feel strong, Damien.

lost.”

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