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The anonymous call

Author: Asmitha
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-31 23:31:44

Draven's POV

I closed my eyes and rubbed my temples, trying to quiet the noise in my head, but it wouldn’t stop. The guilt, the shame, the fear. It all mixed together in a cocktail of despair, and I didn’t know how to deal with it. I don’t know how long I stayed there like that, I was completely numb to what was happening around me.

Just when I thought I couldn’t take it anymore, my phone rang again. Robin. I hesitated, but then answered, my voice hoarse.

“Alpha,” Robin said, his voice calm but filled with relief. “The Luna’s out of surgery. She is stable. The operation was a success. She is saved.”

For a moment, I couldn’t process the words. Saved. She was saved.

It was like a weight lifted off my chest, but it was fleeting. I didn’t feel relief, not really. Not when I knew I had almost lost her. Not when I knew what I had almost done.

“How is she now?” I asked, calming myself down and trying to regain my composure.

“She is out of danger, Alpha. She is yet to regain consciousness but
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