Aurora’s voice cracked, frantic and raw. “What… what have you done to him?!”
Liam leaned back, savoring every moment of her fear. His words were slow, deliberate. “When he was on his last mission, my men ambushed him with a bomb. He’s alive… for now. Barely. My people are watching over him in the clinics overseas. He could die at any moment. But Aurora… you have to come back to me.”
Aurora’s stomach became icy. Of course—that explained his silence. Rex hadn’t been avoiding her; he’d been fighting to survive.
Her voice was hoarse, trembling with fury and helplessness. “What… what do you want me to do?”
Liam laughed, cruel and triumphant. “You’ll announce it. Tell the entire pack that you still love me… that you’re willingly returning to my side.”
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