WAR OF HEARTS

"Try again!" Aleksander thundered at Meynard, his panic surging.

The gravity of the situation hit him like a ton of bricks - if Alina died, the consequences would be catastrophic.

Meynard's face contorted in fear as he crouched down beside Alina, repeating the process with shaking hands.

"It's still not working!" he yelled, his voice laced with desperation.

Alina's face grew paler by the second, her life force ebbing away. Her body convulsed violently, blood gushing from her closed eyes like a gruesome fountain.

Ellaine's horror-stricken gasp filled the air. "Oh God, she's bleeding from her eyes! Is she going to die?" she sobbed, tears streaming down her face.

Faris's voice cracked with emotion as he pleaded, "Alpha Aleksander, please, you have to do something! We can't lose Alina!"

The weight of responsibility crushed Aleksander as he knelt beside Alina, his heart racing. Though he possessed healing abilities, he knew he wasn't the strongest, and if Meynard had failed, wha