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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

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CHAPTER NINETEEN

BURKE'S POV

Everything felt like a shock, and I could not believe my ears,

"Is my father truly dead?" I asked myself, while Ava's cries continued and wouldn't end anytime soon.

"Is he dead?" I asked, trying to appear brave even though, deep down my heart was tearing itself to shreds, my voice sounded husky, and I'm sure Catherine felt I wasn't bothered about my father dying.

"What? No, I mean he isn't breathing on his own, he is still using a support machine and he is unconscious, so we will have to wait for him to wake up," she replied and Ava's cries reduced.

I felt my rising heartbeat begin to go back to its normal pace, although I did not show any emotions and just went into my father's room to see him.

He was on life support and his injury wasn't healed, that is unlike a wolf, our injuries always heal but because my father has the Affliction, his inner wolf cannot help in healing his injury.

I looked at my father from head to toe as he lay on his be
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