Joel's POV
The moment we burst through the doors of the pack hospital, a flurry of movement erupted around us. Nurses and doctors rushed forward, their faces stricken with alarm as they took in Alice’s bloodied, unconscious form in my arms. I barely registered their voices, my entire focus locked on her pale, limp body.
“Gamma Alice has lost a lot of blood,” someone shouted. “We need to get her into surgery now!”
“Joel,” Koda’s small voice trembled beside me, but I couldn’t look at him, not yet. My arms tightened around Alice as I reluctantly passed her to the medics. My wolf fought against it, against letting her go. But I had to. If I held on any longer, I’d be the reason she didn’t make it.
As soon as she was wheeled away, the weight of the moment crashed down on me. I turned, my he
