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Lylah felt Cora and Alexander’s taunting gazes long before she dared to meet them. She knew they were waiting for her to stumble. And if she didn’t? They would gladly wedge their claws into the smallest crack and tear her down themselves.
She was also aware that her place among these Modern Healing students remained precarious–like a lone wolf standing at the edge of a hostile pack’s territory. One wrong step and she would be driven out She wasn’t afraid.
But she refused to hand Cora the satisfaction of watching her fall.
So today, she would move with precision.
‘Professor Clark didn’t come. He said he wouldn’t shield me again p>
Lylah thought.
‘After everything he’s done for me, taking me in as his student, teaching me what no one else would–I won’t disgrace him. I won’t make a mistake that stains his name p>
Her spine straightened.
After a brief welcome, the practical session began.
Lunar Grace maintained a separate ward dedicated to wolves suffering from severe illnesses aligned with this project. It was both a place of hope and quiet despair.
The moment they stepped inside, the scent struck Lylah.
Illness in a wolf carried a distinct stench. It clung to the air, heavy and metallic, laced with something brittle and dying.
Lylah walked behind the others, silent, observant, her eyes sweeping across the room.
“Welcome, Professor Vale.” A woman bowed respectfully. “I’m Gwyn, the physician overseeing the ward today p>
Vale acknowledged her with a slight nod, already stepping forward.
They moved deeper inside.
Every patient lay motionless on their beds, chests rising shallowly. Eyes closed. Faces gaunt.
Lylah swallowed.
They all looked closer to death than life.
“My finest students–Thane Blackridge and Lady Coraline of Ironcrest Pack–will conduct the first examinations,” Vale announced, pride threading his tone.
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Thane stepped forward with effortless confidence, Cora gliding to his side.
A low hum of awe swept through the ward the moment the two of them began.
“They do look exceptional together,” one professor commented softly. “That new girl of yours–she did seem promising, Vale p>
“Indeed,” Corvin Vale replied, his lips curving faintly. “I was very nearly persuaded to accept someone else.” His gaze flicked toward Lylah, cool and measured. “I can only imagine the disaster that might have unfolded had it not been Cora who earned her place as my apprentice… but her p>
The words hung deliberately in the air.
Lylah remained still.
Her pulse slowed by sheer will. She would not let their whispers hook into her ribs.
“Professor,” Gwyn hurried back toward them, urgency lining her voice. Behind her, an elderly wolf struggled forward, supported by a younger attendant. “I know your priority is cancer–related cases, but we would appreciate it if you could examine this patient as well. He may not survive much longer if left untreated p>
The old wolf tried to straighten despite his obvious weakness. “Sir…” His voice rasped like dry leaves.
Vale recoiled almost imperceptibly.
Disgust flashed openly across his face.
The elderly wolf stilled at once.
He was painfully thin. His breathing whistled, uneven and labored.
Vale’s sharp eyes swept over him from head to toe.
“Lung stone,” he pronounced coldly. “Primitive. Not even close to tumorous development p>
His gaze hardened as it shifted back to Gwyn. “No. I will not take this case. This illness offers nothing to my research. You can find someone else p>
“But Professor,” Gwyn pressed, desperation edging her voice. “The disease has consumed most of his lungs. This is urgent p>
“Gwyn,” Vale interrupted smoothly, though steel laced every syllable. “Are you implying my project is less urgent p>
Silence fell.
It was painfully clear. Corbin Vale had no interest in a frail stray whose illness offered him no benefit.
His gaze drifted across the ward once more–then stilled on Lylah.
Something calculating flickered there.
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