(Kai) The night air was thick with tension as I hurried through the dense forest, Luna cradled carefully in my arms. The wound on her side was worse than I’d feared. Blood seeped steadily from the wound, pooling in the dirt beneath her, dark and glistening under the moonlight. Silver… always silver. The hunter had cut her deeply, and now her body was fighting to rid itself of the deadly toxin. I could feel her trembling, her skin clammy and pale despite the warmth of my embrace. She was no longer talking to me not even through the mind link. We reached the Royal pack’s hospital - a sprawling, fortified building nestled within the heart of our territory. Its windows flickered with faint light, a beacon of hope amid the darkness. I pushed open the heavy doors with my shoulder, rushing insi