Darius POV
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The report sat on my desk unopened.
I had read it once already. Twice, if I counted the way my eyes kept dragging back to the same lines, refusing to move past them.
Still… it felt like I hadn’t read it at all.
My fingers pressed against the parchment, the edges crinkling under the pressure. The room was quiet, too quiet.
Even my wolf had gone still, like it was waiting for me to decide what to do with the truth now sitting in front of me.
Lucian stood across from me, arms folded, watching.
He hadn’t said anything since handing it over.
He didn’t need to.
“The healer confirmed it,” I said finally, my voice low. “The timeline doesn’t align.”
Lucian didn’t move. “No.”
A pause stretched.
I let out a slow breath, dragging a hand down my face. “And the rest?”
“You re
