Cane’s POV
"Blood?"
The word cos out of my mouth slowly as I stare at Bane.
For a mont I do not understand what he ans. Then my hand slowly moves up to my face. My fingers touch the bottom of my nose.
When I pull them away, I see it imdiately.
Dark red blood.
My stomach tightens."What the hell?" I mutter quietly.
I rub my nose again and more blood cos out.
My mind imdiately goes back to the fight.
Those damn Gravemaws.
But I did not feel anything during the fight. I did not feel a bite. I did not feel claws digging into my skin.
So how did this happen?
"How did they...?" I begin but I do not finish the sentence.
Bane is already stepping closer to with a serious expression.
"Co on," he says quickly.
"We need to reach the pack before it spreads in your system."
My brows pull together."Spreads?"
"I think Leslie would be able to stop the spread before we can talk about anything else," he says firmly.
For the first ti since the fight started I feel sothing strange inside my body.
A slight pressure in my head.
It is small but it is there. That alone is enough to make my jaw tighten.
I do not even realize when my head nods in agreent.
"Fine."
Without wasting another second we both take off running again.
The path toward Obsidian Veil stretches in front of us and the trees begin growing thicker around us as we enter the territory.
The sky above has already started turning darker.
The evening air feels heavier now.
We run fast. Very fast. Neither of us speaks during the entire run.
My focus remains on one thing.
Sumr.
The Silvarin inside my coat presses against my chest as I run.
I tighten my fist slightly. That herb must reach Leslie.
No matter what.
After so ti the tall gates of Obsidian Veil finally co into view.
Relief spreads through imdiately.
We cross the border and continue toward the royal pack house.
The mont we reach the main path Bane suddenly taps my shoulder.
I slow down slightly and turn my head toward him.
"Good luck," he says quietly.
I frown."You are not coming inside?"
He shakes his head slowly."You should rember to show Leslie that bite."
My brows pull together."Is it that important?"
"It is" he replies. But before I can ask anything else Bane already begins stepping back.
Then he disappears into the darkness, wait a minute?
I stare at the empty space for a mont. Sothing about him felt strange.
But I do not have ti to think about it now.
I turn and continue walking quickly toward the pack chambers.
The large building soon appears in front of .
Normally there are guards moving around and servants walking through the halls.
But tonight sothing feels different. The entire place is strangely quiet. Too quiet.
The mont I step inside the main entrance my eyes scan the hallway.
No footsteps. No servants walking around. No guards speaking.
Nothing.
The silence feels heavy.
My brows slowly furrow. "What the hell is happening here?" I mutter quietly.
But I shake my head almost imdiately.
Right now none of that matters. All that matters is Sumr.
My steps grow faster as I move deeper into the building.
Soon I reach the dical chamber where Leslie usually works.
The door opens quickly the mont I push it.
Leslie looks up from the table where she is preparing sothing.
The mont she sees her eyes widen slightly.
"Alpha Cane?" she says with surprise."That was fast."
I do not waste ti answering her.
Instead I imdiately reach into my coat and pull out the bundle of herbs.
Then I drop them on the table in front of her.
Her eyes widen even more."Oh my goddess," she whispers.
She grabs the leaves quickly and examines them.
"Silvarin."
Her eyes move from the herbs to again. "You almost took everything," she says in disbelief.
I do not care about that.
"Leave the talking," I say sharply."Begin the work imdiately."
She nods quickly. "Yes Alpha."
She imdiately starts separating the leaves and placing them into a bowl.
I do not watch what she is doing.
Instead my eyes move toward the bed in the room.
Sumr is lying there. Her small body looks so still.
My chest tightens the mont I see her. I walk over imdiately and sit beside the bed.
My hand slowly reaches out and grabs her small hand.
It feels cold.
My jaw tightens."You are going to be fine," I say quietly.
Leslie continues working behind .
I can hear the sound of her crushing the leaves and mixing things together.
The sll of herbs slowly fills the room. For a while neither of us speaks.
Then suddenly Leslie’s voice breaks the silence. "Do you not find it weird that everywhere is quiet?"
Her words make my brows pull together slightly but I do not turn around.
Instead I continue holding Sumr’s hand.
"While you were coming back," she adds.
I remain silent. My focus stays on Sumr’s pale face.
Leslie continues working quietly for a mont.
Then suddenly she speaks again. Her voice is calm but serious.
"It was Sapphire that poisoned Sumr."
My head turns imdiately."What?"
My eyes lock onto her.
She nods slowly."Yes."
My mind struggles to process what she just said. "Sapphire?"
My voice becos rough."Sebastian’s mistress?"
Leslie nods again."She is the one."
My jaw clenches tightly."Not my father?" I ask.
"No."She shakes her head. "It was not Sebastian."
My thoughts begin racing.
So Caden attacked Sebastian for nothing.
But then Leslie suddenly speaks again.
"But there is sothing worse."
My eyes narrow."And what the fuck is that?"
She stops moving for a mont and looks at .
Her expression is serious now. "Alpha Gunnar is back."
My eyes widen slightly."What?"
"He heard the news about Sumr when he ca back," she continues. "And he rushed here imdiately but after a while he left."
My grip around Sumr’s hand tightens.
Leslie takes a deep breath. "And then he killed her."
My eyes harden."Killed who?"
"The mistress of your father."
Her voice becos heavier. For a mont I just stare at her.
Then the weight of those words hits . Gunnar has killed Sapphire. What the hell was going on?
Sapphire is still a mistress of Sebastian.
My mind imdiately understands the problem.
Sapphire was not just anyone. She belonged to Sebastian.
And Sebastian is still the Alpha King.
Leslie slowly continues speaking. "He’s murdered her."
Her eyes remain fixed on . "That is going to be a very big problem, Alpha Cane."
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