Chapter 179 When Hope Breathes Again

• ASH
• Sitting beside Devon’s hospital bed, I watch his chest rise and fall. Each breath he takes feels like both a blessing and a torment. The steady rhythm of the heart monitor is the only sound that reminds me he’s still here — still fighting, even if he’s trapped somewhere deep in his own mind. I don’t know when he’ll wake up from his coma, and that uncertainty gnaws at me more every day.
• Alpha Linda Bruce has visited a few times, sometimes alone and other times with Luan David. She always brings food, clothes, and quiet words of encouragement. She promised me I could stay with Devon as long as I needed, even if it meant skipping out on the battle for Moonveil. Her kindness gives me strength, but it doesn’t stop the anger that burns inside me.