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Chapter 45: Curse Transferred
Kael's screams pierced the night air. Liana pressed her hands against his burning chest, watching helplessly as black veins crawled up his neck like poisonous vines. His wolf was fighting the curse—but losing.
"More ice!" she yelled to the pack healers rushing around them.
Healer Thomas shook his head grimly. "Ice won't help. This curse burns from the inside out."
They had moved Kael to the medical section of the Alpha house. Machines beeped furiously while pack doctors tried everything they knew. Nothing worked.
"His temperature is 107 degrees," Dr. Rivera announced, sweat beading on her forehead. "Human medicine can't touch supernatural curses."
Jace paced like a caged animal. "There has to be something! Herbs, medicines, anything!"
"We've tried everything," Thomas replied wearily. "This curse is unlike any we've seen."
In the corner, Rowan sat pale with guilt. "It should be me dying, not him."
