-ALEXANDER- "Find me the best healers! Now! The best! Bring them here! Immediately!" My roar echoed through the broken abandoned room, a raw cry of desperate terror. Lilian lay on the floor, limp, lifeless, a fragile doll broken by my own hand. Her skin was ashen, her breathing almost imperceptible. My wolf howled within me, a mournful sound of self-recrimination. I did this. I almost killed her. Footsteps pounded through the castle corridors, a frantic scramble as my commands reached them. Within moments, the grand doors burst open, and three figures, their faces pale with fear and urgency, rushed in. They were the head healers of my pack, renowned for their skill, but even they looked utterly terrified in my presence. They froze, their eyes widening at the sight of the shattered roo

