Octavia
Beep, beep, beep…
His heart is still beating.
I nodded faintly at my wolf’s reassurance, tightening my grip around my mate’s hand. It was still warm, at least for now.
“And his wolf?” I asked quietly.
My wolf shifted uneasily inside me, nausea rising in my throat.
Quiet.
That was all she said before retreating into a dark corner of my mind.
Quiet. Not a good sign.
I tried to suppress the fear spreading through me, but it was almost paralyzing. All I could do was hold Valerio’s hand tighter and begin to pray. I wasn’t sure anyone was even listening, but if there was, then maybe there was still hope.
“Please… please don’t take him from me. After everything bad that has happened, don’t take this one good thing away. Not after you gave him to me. Please, let me keep him. I pr
