The air in the healing chamber was suffocating, weighed down by despair and the scent of burning sage. Clara sat motionless by Edward's bedside, her hand trembling as it hovered over his cooling skin. She couldn't bring herself to touch him, as if acknowledging his lifelessness would make it real. Her heart felt like it was being ripped apart, and a sharp, searing pain clawed through her chest—the severing of the sibling bond.Edward was her big brother, her protector, and her constant. From the time she knew that he was her sibling, he had been her shield, her guide, and her partner in every challenge life threw their way. That connection had been unshakable, as if their very souls were entwined. Now, that bond had been cruelly severed, leaving an aching emptiness she couldn’t fathom.On the other side of the room, Daniel, her mate, leaned heavily against the wall, his face a mask of anguish as he watched her. He could feel her pain through their mate bond—a raw, agonizing wound that
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