Low moans echoed from the treatment rooms. Somewhere nearby, bandages rustled. A healer’s tired footsteps shuffled past.
“You sure about this? Mira muttered, gripping her notebook like a shield.
I wasn’t. But I thought of Regis, of Kieran, of all the warriors who stood between us and whatever was out there. Of the child growing inside me, who
deserved a world where infected wounds didn’t mean slow death.
‘I’m sure, I said, and pushed forward.
The first warrior we approached was a Beta with his arm in heavy bandaging, leaning against the wall with the casual defiance of someone who refused to lie down. His eyes tracked us with predatory awareness.
“They’re sending student girls now?” He laughed, sharp and bitter. Last specialist‘ they brought in nearly killed me with her experimental treatment. Fever
for three days.
His companion, a larger male with obvious leg wounds, fixed me with a cold stare. “Can you even sense infection? Or do they just hand out healer badges to
anyone these days?”
I felt Mira bristle beside me, but I kept my voice steady as I pulled out Regis’s authorization. “I’m here to observe and document. I won’t touch your wounds
without permission.”
The arm–wound warrior snatched the paper, scanning it quickly. His expression shifted–not to warmth, exactly, but to grudging respect. “Alpha Regis Vane vouches for you.” He handed it back. “His word carries weight. But if you’re here for show, don’t waste our time.”
“I’m not.” I crouched down, meeting his eyes. “Can you describe the pain? Is it constant or does it come in waves?”
He blinked, surprise flickering across his scarred face. “Waves. Worse at night. Burns like acid when it flares.”
And the smell? I leaned closer without touching, breathing carefully. “Has it changed since the initial treatment?”
“How would I He stopped, nostrils flaring. Actually, yeah. It’s sharper now. Less rot, more… chemical?”
I pulled out my notebook, scribbling rapidly. Mira positioned herself beside me, ready to record anything I might miss. The warrior watched us work with something approaching curiosity.
“You really think you can figure this out?‘ he asked after a moment.
I’m going to try. I glanced up, holding his gaze. “You fought to protect us. The least I can do is fight to heal you.”
Something in his expression softened. ‘What do you need to know?
By the third interview, we’d established a rhythm. I asked questions, Mira took notes, and the warriors gradually opened up about their symptoms. The patterns were becoming clearer: pain cycles that matched moon phases, discoloration that spread faster during physical activity, that persistent burnt–herb smell underlying everything.
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Chapter 91
I was examining a particularly nasty infection–the edges blackened, the center weeping yellowish fluid–when familiar voices cut through the ward’s hushed
atmosphere.
“This is Blake’s room, right? The private one?”
My stomach dropped. I knew that voice.
Mira’s hand found my arm as Derek and Celeste appeared in the doorway. Blake, apparently, had been given an isolated recovery room due to his father’s influence–standard procedure for higher–ranked families, regardless of injury severity.
Celeste’s eyes widened when she spotted me kneeling beside a warrior’s cot, notebook in hand. Her shock lasted exactly three seconds before her expression curdled into something ugly.
“Oh my goddess, she breathed, loud enough for half the ward to hear. “They let the wolfless girl play healer now? Blake, you’re so lucky you got the private
room. Can you imagine if she was studying your wounds?”
The warrior beside me stiffened. I felt his trust wavering, doubt creeping back into his expression.
Derek had the grace to look uncomfortable. “Eileen? What are you doing here?”
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.

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