Chapter 172: 'Why aren't you my mate?'

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‘Elena may be a trained healer but she’s good,’ Ellis reassured me. ‘Rose is in good hands.’

Every second ticked like a time bomb on Rose’s life. I frowned at the older Alpha. ‘Then why do I feel like her life’s slipping away?’ I grabbed Ellis’ arm with a new terror. ‘She’s a fucking hybrid! That means her healing abilities are weaker than mine!’

‘Keithen—.’ Ellis tried to stop me when I jumped to a stand and dashed over to Rose’s, but my worry was stronger.

I arrived before the three women and Elena was still hovering her hand above Rose’s abdomen—there was an ugly slit in her flawless skin. The blood had dried around it but she still looked paler than usual.

‘Kee, you can’t be here,’ whispered my mother.

‘I want to be here when she dies.’

‘Goddess blast it, she won’t die!’ Elena snapped in clear agitation and shot a motherly gaze at Rose. ‘I won’t let her,’ she said, gritting her teeth.

My mother patted the healer’s shoulder and dabbed Rose’s forehead with a cloth torn fr