rything went sile

bracing myself for the pa

the quiet, cutting through the heav

way through the crowd, rushing toward the dais. "How could you re

preading like wildfire through every vein. I looked back at Enzo, but he only winced slightl

pled to the floor. "She's in pain!" Livia's desperate voic

e trembled with sorrow. "There's

soned my blood. My skin began to tear, releasing blood from small cuts th

t no sound escaped as

s all over the ballroom," Alpha Fabio

His gaze was filled with disgust, and then I t

. Something primal and fierce roared to life within me. I lau

er wave of energy coursed through me, as if trying to heal what was left of me. But it wasn

leapt onto the dais, kneeling beside me and cradling me in her arms. "Don't

ng, and I managed one last, fragil

ed to before. I could hear hushed voices nearby, one of them belonging to Livia. Niccolo's

r-bear fur, perhaps. The room was small and solid, built of wood and stone, with a thatched roof over

s had been replaced by a simple cotton gown. I glanced at my arms-the cuts wer

n from my lips. Before I could gather myself, the door sw

my side and pulling me into a tight emb

gaze lingered on my sister with an intensity that sp

whispered to her, managing a

id, her grin wide but quickly fading as her eyes welled up with tears. "

them, Livia. Enzo... he didn't want me." I tried to shrug, but the weight of my word

e commanded from the corner of the room. She walke

epping away and leaning into Niccolo's embrace. I watched th

ivia's arms, he was just a gentle giant, completely devoted to her. Watchi

ter to me. Her unusual, almost violet eyes narrowed as she examined me from head to toe. She wore a long r

ugh your wolf lies dormant deep

n shock. "H-how d

h unique healing powers. Niccolo and I brought you here because Guido said

asked, still confused, glanc

summit of Cherry Moun

a three-day journey on foot from our

if she's healing correctly," she said, shooting him a stern look. She then sat beside me on the bed, took my hands in hers, and closed h

Ms. R

murmured. "Ca

k you for saving me, for healing

ready to awaken, no matter what I try," she admitted with a wry smile. "Your wolf would have

I echoed,

help with that. His name is Alessandro. H

ed. "I've never

lls himself the Alpha King," she said bitterly. "Alessandro lost his wolf in battle with him

sides, that kind of training would take months. Alpha Fabio would

Livia and Niccolo exchanged glances, an

d... more or less," she muttered, giving my sister a reassuri

er. "You're hiding something from me," I s

turning her attention back to me, drawing in a shaky breath. "After you collapsed, Alpha Fabio ordered the

taining his precious ballroom with my blood?" I fi

ructed the guards to check if you survived. If

ugh, now Enzo wanted me dead? I s*ck*d in a ragge

about Elena, but we needed a convincing reason to leave the pack territory." She paused, a humorless smile crossing her f

ush, and my head spun. "So..

oncerned, you died minutes after Enzo rejected you. You're