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A lohimper from Garrett tore at her heart How had she even, for one moment, doubted that this was her destiny? That he was the man she was meant to spend the rest of her life with? How had she even entertained the idea of leaving him?

"I don't knohat to do,” she said in all honesty “I don't kno to help you"

"He needs to shift"

Her head whipped around and she stared at Robert, their eyes locking His face was cut and bruised, but he was alive And standing

"Where's Braedan?” she demanded

"Unconscious” He tilted his neck fro"

Serena's attention returned to Garrett “What do you mean, ‘he needs to shift?’”

"It's the only way he can heal hiot to be in human form to do it” Robert knelt down on the opposite side of the long body of the beautiful wolf Serena gently stroked

"So why doesn't he change back?” she asked, hearing the panic in her voice, understanding the gravity of the situation If Garrett didn't heal, surely he'd die

"He won't do it in front of you” The deep, scratchy voice that came from the as filled with triumph Serena and Robert's heads popped up at the sa and victorious “And he's too weak to attack ht He knew he had the upper hand and that made Serena's heart sink

She glanced back down at Garrett “You're not too weak,” she whispered “You're going to be fine Justdo whatever you have to do to get better” Her gaze lifted to Robert “Can't you do so in her ears, but she didn't care She didn't care if Braedan kne terrified and freaked out she was that Garrett was lying here, dying

The bastard who'd surely been the one to inflict such deadly wounds on Garrett continued to stare down at her, his arms crossed over his chest She noticed that his cuts were nearly healed That gave her hope that Garrett could recover quickly, too If he'd just change back to human form

"You've got to get back inside the lodge,” Robert told her “Go back up to the suite Stay away from the s"

"I', if you haven't noticed"

"Serena” Robert's voice was clipped and forceful “You're not helping matters"