Fragile Gratitude

Preston’s handsome face darkened. “Excuse me?” Harper glared at him, turned around, and ran away without saying anything. When Preston came to his senses, she had already left. His wolf rose to the surface, and he had to tamp it down to not start partially shifting and further damaging his wrist. Preston stormed into the emergency room. When she heard from the nurse that Taya had woken up, Stella immediately came to the VIP ward to check on Taya’s condition. When she found no sign of infection on the back of her head, Stella breathed a sigh of relief. “We took care of your head wound, and it appears to looks okay. No signs of infection, but…” Stella paused for a moment and looked at Taya regretfully. Your heart is getting worse. I’m afraid you won’t be able to hold on for much longer. Taya had long known about her physical condition, so she didn’t care. “How long… can I hold on?” Stella put her hands into her pockets and stared at Taya’s pale face. “A week or so.” If Taya hadn’t suffe