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throat before I even und

unfocused, her lips parting in a soft, strangled ga

ged f

ly slammed into the hard floor. I caught her, barely. Her hea

she....?!" Ryde

ering her carefully, "I have n

econd, horror and guilt twisting

cian. NOW!" I

electrocuted and da

the bed, pulling the blanket over her trembling body. Her breath

ice low and tight. "Brother.. what

n't a

n't a

animal ready to tear down walls. Every time Jade's chest rose too

de no

despise everyt

. She ruined us

of her d

st feel like someo

y throat f

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peaceful. Innocent. Too innocent. I

under my breath. "Don't act li

d by growling lo

n h

graying sideburns, a balding crown, and sharp worried eyes. He smelled of herbs, anti

breathless. "She just collapsed, we don't kn

cked from Ryder to Jade.

rd the guilt under it. "I. I yanked her head up by h

rt frustration, but I stepped forward, cuttin

ong with her, and I don't care. What I know is that if she dies right no

. He swallowe

briskly and rus

ead, her breathing. His hands moved quickly,

said firmly.

d to refuse. My w

ced mysel

the room, and the

ning his hands through his hair until it stood on end. Ryder le

ho supposedly ha

waiting to hear if ou

look pathetic. She's just un

nan snapped. "She... she fuckin

said sharply.

but the tension

it was hours. My wolf h

The doctor stepped out, wi

" I de

had a recent trauma

w tig

met her on the floor, she claimed she slipped while cleaning the hall. But we

Ryder p

cemic. Her body collapsed because it couldn't keep up. I've administered IV fluids. She should wake up

f, as if afraid we'd ask more qu

the hallway we

whispered, "Wh

dying," I s

eyebrows furrowed.

a

ked. "Why are y

em, my voice low. "

th star

inued. "She cannot die until we say she can. She

y. "We shouldn't fe

firmly. "We

is gaze briefly

ed feeling it. Hated knowing my wolf reacted to her p

out. "She is a liar. A betr

ic when she collapse

e ans

e of us had

ied under everything w

bond was

d, bleeding,

reath. "Brother. what d

I inhaled dee

lled voice, "we remind ourselves who she i

h their e

o room for

d slowly. "

ever emotion lingered

k toward the

wake," I

falter again, cause she doesn'