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Seraphina’s POV 1

The first sensation that broke through the darkness wasn’t sight or sound-it was the antiseptic smell that

burned my nostrils. Sharp. Chemical. Completely different from the gray nothingness I’d been floating in.

My eyelids felt like they weighed a thousand pounds, but I forced them open anyway. The world came into

focus slowly, blurry edges gradually sharpening into something I could recognize.

White ceiling tiles. Beeping machines. The steady hum of fluorescent lights overhead.

Hospital.

I tried to move and immediately regretted it. Pain shot through my body like lightning, starting from my ribs

and spreading outward until every nerve ending screamed in protest. My left ankle throbbed with each

heartbeat, and my throat felt like I’d swallowed broken glass.

I was wrapped in so many bandages I looked like a mummy. White gauze covered my arms, my torso,

probably my legs too though I couldn’t see them under the thin hospital blanket. Even my hands were

partially wrapped, leaving only my fingertips free.

But I was alive. Somehow, impossibly, I was alive.

*Ayla?*

The automatic reach for my wolf’s presence hit nothing but empty silence. Cold, terrifying silence that made

my chest tighten with panic.

Right. She was gone.

A soft snoring sound drew my attention to the chair beside my bed. Damien was slumped there, his head

tilted at an uncomfortable angle, his powerful frame folded awkwardly in the too-small hospital chair. Dark

circles shadowed his eyes, and several days’ worth of stubble covered his jaw. His clothes were wrinkled, like

he’d been sleeping in them.

long had I been

hoarse croak emerged from my damaged throat. The sound

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Those silver-blue depths that I loved so much

exhaustion and

Had he been crying?

was a broken whisper, like he was afraid I might disappear if he spoke too loudly.

the chair, his hand reaching toward me before stopping just short of touching.

might shatter under

small nod, wincing as the movement sent fresh waves

scraping against

Tears. Actual tears sliding

cracked completely on the words. “God, Sera, you’re

awake.”

to touch his face, but my arm felt like it was made of lead. The best

twitch

immediately. His hand covered mine so gently it was like being touched by a

over my knuckles

said, his voice thick with unshed tears. “You’re hurt. Badly hurt.

now. You’re home.”

managed

been unconscious for four days.” His grip on my hand tightened slightly. “I

thought I’d lost you.”

like he’d aged years

“Adrian?”

safe. He’s with Ophelia. I didn’t want him to see you like this.” Damien’s voice was gentle, but I could hear the

my free hand

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Dr. Morgan says the baby is perfectly fine.” Relief flooded his voice. “Whatever they

thing had gone

to process everything. I was alive.

safe. But-

my mind was deafening. Like a piece of my soul had been

her,” I whispered, my voice breaking. “Damien, I can’t feel Ayla

expression told me everything I

barely

quietly. “They used a massive dose. More than

back, right?” Desperation crept into my voice. “When the

back?”

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