The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 54

Chapter 54

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Ella

The sight of Alexander's naked body in the moonlight madefreeze.

His muscled frgleamed with sweat and blood, highlighting every ridge and plane of his body. Broad

shoulders. Powerful chest. Taut stomach. And lower... Goddess.

He was huge even when he wasn’t aroused. The patch of red hair between his legs did little to conceal anything.

The heat began instantly, spreading outward until my skin felt feverish from head to toe. | had never seen a

naked man in person before, and the fact that it was Alexander, my mate, my husband, made it all the more

intense.

| swallowed hard and tried to look away, but my eyes kept dragging back to him.

“Ella,” Alexander growled, moving forward.

| finally managed to tear my gaze away, my face burning. “S-sorry,” | stammered. “I didn’t mean to—"

“I can smell you,” he cutoff.

My head snapped back up. “What?”

Alexander's nostrils flared, green eyes darkening. “I can smell your arousal.”

Mortification washed over me. Wolves could smell desire, but he shouldn't be able to scent mine. Not without my

wolf. Unless...?

“Our contract doesn’t include sex or love,” Alexander said coldly. “Don’t forget that.”

His words felt like a bucket of cold water being dumped over my head. The heat in my belly instantly cooled,

replaced by shand embarrassment. | folded my arms across my chest, wishing | could disappear.

“I'm well aware of that,” | snapped. “I don’t want to have sex with you.”

“Your scent says otherwise.”

| swallowed hard. | shouldn't have had a scent. But that wasn’t the only strange thing about tonight, how the hell

had | made it all the way here?

The hospital was miles away. | had run barefoot through the forest, over rocks and sticks and rough terrain. My

feet were bleeding, but I'd hardly noticed the pain. My body hadn't reacted at all to the intense carand

muscular strain.

Not to mention the fact that I'd found Alexander without directions, without guidance, just... following instinct.

Was my wolf returning?

Desperately, | reached inward, searching for that familiar presence. “Hello? Are you there?”

But there was nothing. No answer. My wolf was still dormant.

Just then, the sound of crashing underbrush announced another arrival. Alexander tensed as if to fight another

rogue, but it was Liam who burst into the clearing, panting heavily.

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“Ella!” he exclaimed, rushing toward me. Then he stopped short as he noticed Alexander's state of undress.

Alexander scowled but made no move to cover himself. “Take her back to the hospital,” he ordered. “She

shouldn't be here.”

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“I cbecause | thought you were hurt,” | said, anger replacing my embarrassment now. “I was worried about

you!”

Alexander didn’t answer. Liam moved to my side and placed an arm around my waist. “Con, Ella. Let's get

you back. You're in no condition to be out here.”

By now, my adrenaline had faded, leavingshaky and sore. | didn’t fight it as Liam scoopedup into his

arms, one under my knees while the other supported my back.

As he carriedaway, | couldn't help but glance back over his shoulder. Alexander was still standing there,

naked in the moonlight, watching us leave. The sight of him made my heart pound in my chest, and I quickly

looked away before he could catchstaring again.

By the twe reached the hospital, | was half asleep in Liam's arms, the exhaustion finally catching up to me.

The hospital was in an uproar, nurses rushing around, Dr. Evelyn barking orders.

“Luna Ella!” she exclaimed when she spotted us. “Thank the Goddess you're safe!”

Liam carriedto my room and gently placedon the bed. “I'll leave you to it,” he said, nodding to the

doctor before slipping

out,

Dr. Evelyn immediately began checkingover once we were alone. “What were you thinking, running off like

that? You could have collapsed again, or worse!”

“Thad to find Alexander,” | said simply. “I heard he was in danger.”

The doctor’s hands paused on my injured feet. “And did you find him?”

| nodded, heat creeping into my cheeks at the memory of that perfect, naked body standing in front of me.

“Yes.”

“On instinct?”

“... I think so.”

“Interesting,” Dr Evelyn said, pulling over the monitors as she reconnectedto them. “Hm... Your vitals look

better than before, which is surprising after all that. It's almost as if...”

She trailed off, looking atintently.

“As if what?” My heart pounded excitedly.

“As if your wolf is trying to surface”

| sat bolt upright. “Is that possible? Could my woll really be coming back on her own?”

“I'm not sure,” Dr. Evelyn said, gently pushingback down onto the bed. “But perhaps strong feelings made

your wolf's energy surge. Can you explain what happened when you ran off? Did any particular emotions or

events trigger anything? A feeling, a scent, anything that might indicate your woll returning?”

| furrowed my brow. “Well, | was afraid that my mate was in danger, and | didn’t feel pain...”

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“Anything else?” She tilted her head.

My cheeks flushed as | recalled the one other thing that may have indicated my wolf returning the scent of my

arousal.

“Nothing happened,” | blurted out quickly Too quickly.

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Dr. Evelyn's eyebrows shot up, wrinkling her forehead. “Are you sure? Because if we could identify the trigger, we

might be able to recreate it. It could be the key to bringing your wolf back permanently.

| thought about Alexander standing naked in the moonlight, his muscles gleaming, his impressive manhood on

prominent display. | thought about the heat that had surged through me, the way my heart had raced, the

tingling sensation between my legs. During those moments, all | had wanted was to finish what we had started

in the alley.

But | couldnt bring myself to say it out loud. Not to Dr. Evelyn. Not to anyone. There was no way in hell | was

recreating that moment. Alexander certainly wouldn't allow it, and | had little intention as well.

“Nothing specific happened.” | lied. “I was just worried about Alexander. That's all.”

Disappointment shadowed the doctor's face. “I see. Well, we'll continue monitoring your condition.” She sighed.

“Get srest. And no more running off!”

“I won't.” | muttered. My feet hurt too much anyway. And to think | had done all that just for Alexander to treat