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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

croak emerged from my damaged throat. The sound was barely

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eyes snapped open instantly. Those silver-blue depths that

exhaustion and rimmed

Had he been crying?

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

reaching toward me

I might shatter under

managed a small nod, wincing as the movement sent fresh waves of

scraping against my raw

Actual tears

and his voice cracked completely on the words. “God,

awake.”

but my arm

slight twitch of my

hand covered mine so gently it was like being touched by a feather,

over my knuckles with infinite

move too much,” he said, his voice thick with unshed tears. “You’re hurt. Badly hurt. But

now. You’re

I managed

four days.” His grip on my hand tightened slightly.

thought I’d lost you.”

No wonder he looked like he’d aged years since I last

“Adrian?”

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

whispered, pressing my free hand to

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Dr. Morgan says the baby is perfectly fine.” Relief flooded his voice. “Whatever they did to you, they didn’t hurt our

At least one thing

eyes for a moment, trying to process everything. I was alive. The baby

safe. But-

Like a piece of my soul had been

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

everything I needed to know. His

barely

a massive dose. More than anyone should be able

into my voice.

back?”

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