River:
The moment the healer's words left his mouth, the world tilted beneath my feet.
The father should come inside.
My wolf lunged forward, demanding we go, demanding we be there for her. And when I noticed Kieran stepping back when he clearly wanted to be there with Evaline, I grabbed his hand and dragged him inside the emergency room with me.
The sharp smell of blood, sterile, and herbs hit the moment we entered. Doctors and healers swarmed the room, and the air pulsed with urgency.
And in the middle of it all... was our Evaline.
She lay on the bed, drenched in sweat, her face pale and drawn, lips trembling as she gasped for air. Her hands gripped the sheets like lifelines, her amber eyes glazed with pain but burning with determination.
"Eva…" Oscar's broken whisper cracked through the chaos as he stumbled to her side, clutching her hand.
Draven was on her other side in an instant, pressing kisses along her temple, whispering something frantic and soothing all at once.
