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\u201cHold on, I need to recheck her,\u201d Seira said and turned to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Seira came to me, looked into my eyes and I saw her fingers trembling, not out of fear, but recognition, when she pressed lightly over my sternum.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I flinched, a sharp gasp tearing out of my throat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zane stepped forward immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is it? What\u2019s hurting her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seira inhaled slowly, her expression tightening into something I couldn\u2019t read.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not a physical injury,\u201d she said quietly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zane froze with his eyes glued to me, Justine\u2019s eyes widened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I blinked, many questions ran through my mind. \u201cThen what-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seira lifted my hand gently, turning my palm upward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A faint gold shimmer pulsed beneath the skin, so subtle it could\u2019ve been missed unless someone knew what to look for.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zane\u2019s breath left him in a rush. \u201cThat\u2026 that looks like..\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s dormant,\u201d Seira whispered. \u201cBarely there. It looks like an echo of emptiness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I frowned. \u201cI don\u2019t understand. What are you talking about?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seira looked into my eyes with a soft, sympathetic, but troubled glare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the signature of a bond.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I recoiled as if struck by something unexpectedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. No, that\u2019s impossible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justine covered her mouth. Zane swore under his breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt isn\u2019t fully formed\u2026 or broken. It\u2019s fragile. Strained. And that strain is what caused your collapse.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I shook her head violently, panic rising in my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not possible. I don\u2019t have a mate. That bond was severed-\u201d She stopped myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zane\u2019s gaze sharpened. \u201cKaia. What aren\u2019t you telling us?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Seira laid a calming hand on my shoulder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not dying. But your heart and your wolf are both reacting to something. Or someone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zane clenched his fists. \u201cIs it Theo?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justine stared at me, terrified of my answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked away, unsure what to say to them. I had no idea what was happening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Seira exhaled, patting my shoulder. \u201cYou need rest. And Beta Zane, \u201d She looked at him gravely. \u201cShe shouldn\u2019t be left alone. Someone needs to stay with her right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have to look into this matter deeply to get to the bottom of this and know how to help her\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zane nodded, but his jaw was tight with fear and he masked it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, come, let me walk you to the door\u201d Zane suggested and took her bag from her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once they left, Justine patted my hand, flashing me a smile to calm me down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, Kaia, nothing will happen to you. I promise\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know,\u201d I nodded, returning her smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, I lay back while Justine took out a bowl to wipe my forehead, I was a little feverish\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes drooped, and I was slipping into a slumber when I heard a familiar voice but I couldn\u2019t hold on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened to Kaia?,\u201d Kingsley rushed in, almost breathless. He looked mad and worried. \u201cTell me, how did you get hurt?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justine muttered, \u201cCalm down, Alpha Kingsley\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2013Kingsley\u2013\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was reviewing reports in my office when Maliya burst in breathing heavily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She must have run a marathon down here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t even knock. Maliya never forgets to knock.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha-!\u201d Her voice cracked. \u201cIt\u2019s Kaia. I mean Lady Kaia. Something\u2019s wrong with her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My heart dropped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stood instantly. \u201cWhere is she?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the Alpha\u2019s chambers, she collapsed earlier. Justine is with her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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I didn\u2019t wait for more. I pushed past Maliya so fast she stumbled aside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My chest tightened with fear as I bolted out of my office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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I reached Theo\u2019s room and found Justine kneeling beside the bed, pressing a cool cloth to Kaia\u2019s head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked pale, a little too pale for how she looked when she walked with me this morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKaia,\u201d I breathed, stepping closer. \u201cWhat happened to her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justine shook her head. \u201cWe don\u2019t know. Maliya found her unconscious.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My throat felt thick. \u201cWhy didn\u2019t anyone tell me earlier?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause,\u201d Justine whispered carefully, \u201cKaia begged us not to, she didn\u2019t want to make you worry\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stared at her like the words, I couldn\u2019t say what I wanted to.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy\u2026 why would she hide this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justine hesitated, then said, \u201cShe didn\u2019t want Theo to worry and come back before completing what he went for.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I closed my eyes for a moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of course, she would think that way. Kaia likes putting everyone else before herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even when she could barely breathe, she was still thinking about others.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s just like his mother\u2026\u201d I muttered subconsciously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justine frowned. \u201cHis mother?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I shook my head. \u201cNothing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I sat on the edge of the bed, slowly, afraid the mattress would jolt her awake in pain. I reached out, brushing a strand of hair from her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t look like this, little wolf,\u201d I murmured. \u201cNot when Theo finally learned how to smile again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her eyelids fluttered weakly, but she didn\u2019t wake.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A knot formed in my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis girl\u2026\u201d I whispered. \u201cShe walked into our lives with nothing. Without a family or support. And she still worries about everyone but herself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justine touched my arm. \u201cAlpha\u2026 we need to know what\u2019s wrong with her\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes! Yes.\u201d My voice was sharper than intended. \u201cWhy isn\u2019t the doctor here yet?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe called the doctor earlier, he couldn\u2019t diagnose her and referred her to Seira, she came here and told us it had something to do with her mate bond\u201d Justine breathed, she looked frustrated. \u201cShe needs some time to investigate\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?,\u201d I exclaimed, shock washing over me. \u201cHow is that possible?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justine just nodded. Fear gripped my heart at the sight of Kaia\u2019s face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI promised Theo I\u2019d watch over her,\u201d I said quietly. \u201cAnd the first moment he leaves, this happens.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justine\u2019s expression softened. \u201cIt isn\u2019t your fault, Alpha.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t answer because it felt like it was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaia whimpered softly in her sleep with pain. I swallowed hard, my heart was breaking to see her like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re part\u00a0<\/p>\n
of this family now,\u201d I whispered, my hand trembling over hers. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll be damned if anything takes you away before Theo gets back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry, nothing will happen to Kaia,\u201d Justine assured me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When I raised my head, I saw Kaia\u2019s face knitted. She looked like she was fighting something in her sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At that moment, I was fighting the urge to send word to Theo immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He deserved to know what was happening to Kaia, I\u2019m sure he wouldn\u2019t like me hiding this from him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Kaia\u2019s wishes were holding me back. I know how important the trip was to him, I wouldn\u2019t want to ruin it for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was suffering, and still she protected him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I rubbed a hand over my face, exhaling deeply.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If I sent word, Theo would abandon everything and rush back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I know my son, he wouldn\u2019t think twice about leaving everything behind for Kaia; she meant the world to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But if I didn\u2019t tell him and something happened to Kaia, Theo would hold this against me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My throat tightened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How would I ever face him? How would I live with myself if anything happens to Kaia and Theo isn\u2019t here with her?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stood and paced the room, my mind was bugging with confusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you thinking about, Alpha?\u201d Juatine called out to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had finished wiping her face, so I turned to face her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s about Theo,\u201d I muttered. \u201cHe needs to know what\u2019s happening with Kaia\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Kaia, she made me promise not to tell him\u201d Justine reminded me, and I nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe\u2019s my son,\u201d I muttered under my breath. \u201cMy son, and she\u2019s the girl who healed him of everything he went through\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSue made him smile again, and he\u2019d fight the entire pack for her. He wouldn\u2019t think twice before laying his life for her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked at Kaia\u2019s face again. Her face was pale and covered in cold sweat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t fair,\u201d I whispered. \u201cIt isn\u2019t fair to them both\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, Alpha,\u201d Justine whispered. But, I\u2019d advise we wait a little bit until we know more.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My voice cracked. \u201cBut if she worsens, I swear, I\u2019ll drag him home myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I returned to the bedside, taking Kaia\u2019s hand gently so I wouldn\u2019t wake her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou two,\u201d I muttered softly, shaking my head. \u201cYou\u2019re going to make me lose\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMe too,\u201d Justine chuckled. \u201cShe\u2019s so stubborn, like the alpha\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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mind.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTell me about it, hah\u201d I laughed a little.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stayed with Kaia, watching her sleep, hoping she would feel better when she woke up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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