Chapter 87

Maxwell POV

The pack doctors spent what felt like hours trying to resuscitate Laura as she lay on the cold floor.

Ava held me back as I handed them over to the healers. I didn’t want to let her go. I didn’t want her to be alone.

My entire body turned numb.

Never have I ever felt so empty in my entire life.

No matter how hard they tried, she wasn’t taking a breath.

I watched beneath glassy eyes and through a shattered heart. Her body twitched with each compression, but she remained lifeless.

Realization started to dawn on me.

They can’t save her. I was too late.

I failed her.

But then finally…finally she took her first breath, and I sagged in relief and agony all at once. I barely remember how we got home.

All I cared about was that she was safe and receiving the best care. She deserves better than this.

She deserves the brightest future with endless joy. Not this fate. Not at the hands of someone who deceived me for three years.

My fingers grip Laura’s hand gently, running my thumb