Author's POV
Adrian Storm hadn't been stabbed in a vital spot.
But blood loss was a merciless enemy.
He slipped into unconsciousness.And beside him, in the same hospital room, Lina had fallen too.
Not from a blade.
From the truth that cut deeper than any knife.
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Katrina Storm arrived at three in the morning.
She wasn't the polished CEO now. She was a woman whose careful composure had cracked wide open, worry bleeding through every carefully arranged feature.
"What the hell happened?" Her voice cut through the sterile hospital hallway. "Is Lina hurt too? Why are they both unconscious?"
Derek stepped forward, his jaw tight. "Alpha took a wound, but it's not critical. Lina... she went into shock."
"Shock from what? How did she recognize him? That disguise
