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He sliced open Jocelyn’s leather top and bile rose infrole, and there was so much blood Too much blood

“She needs a transfusion,” he said to the nurse “Witches can take O negative from what I know” His concerned eyes met mine “But I’m not an expert on witches, Benedict”

“Do your best” It killedhim more room to work around my unconscious mate

“This is…” He shook his head even as he started a quick, triaging examination

Monitors began to beep, telling

“Fuck” Alek’s hand clamped down on my shoulder as he appeared at my side, quickly followed by Hawke, Ransom, Lachlan, and Ajax

“I found her at the edge of lycan territory,” I said,distant to my own ears

Gabriel’s hands were deep in Jocelyn’s chest

My heart pounded, as if it could speed up Jocelyn’s by pure will

“Lycans didn’t do this,” Gabriel countered, his eyes focused on wounds that I couldn’t see “It’s meant to look like they did, but…” He shook his head

“But what?” I snapped as the monitor beeped even slower The blood transfusion wasn’t happening quick enough

Her heart stuttered

“But these wounds are ical, Benedict” His hands worked at superspeed, his movements quicker and quicker even as the beats of her heart came slower and slower

“What are you saying?” I lunged forward, but Alek and Lachlan held me back

“There’s nothing I can do to surgically fixShe’s losing too much blood She has minutes Maybe” His tone was calm and collected, much like mine would have been were it not

Minutes

“Get your hands out of her,” Ajax ordered

“I beg your pardon?” Gabriel snapped, glancing over his shoulder

“What the fuck?” I shouted, iant Hunter

“Truston ive us ti?”

I couldn’t readevery sense

Alek jerked up the sleeves of my Henley “No lies”

Instinct told me to trust Ajax, so I did “Stop, Gabriel”

Gabriel looked at us like we’d lost our collective loved hands from her chest