Chapter 3

Casey POV

In the end, I walked over to Jasmin and placed my hand over her wound.

Brilliant white light flared. I was forced to expend massive amounts of healing power until my vision blurred and I finally collapsed from exhaustion.

The next day, I woke up in a hospital bed at the pack hospital. No one was by my side.

I dragged my weakened body out of the hospital.

Just as I reached the entrance, my phone vibrated. It was a text from Jasmin.

"How does it feel to be falsely accused with no way to explain yourself? Casey, you can't win against me!"

"See? With just one word from me, Leo and Ethan won't take your side. You must be so upset, right? Don't worry, I've prepared a surprise for you. Make sure to check it out."

A surprise?

Remembering all the tricks and frame-ups she'd orchestrated before, I sneered and put my phone away.

As I was about to cross the street, a black SUV suddenly came racing toward me like it had gone mad!

BANG!

The violent impact sent me flying.

Because I was too weak from overusing my healing power, I couldn't call on my wolf in time.

I crashed heavily to the ground.

Blood blurred my vision.

Pain tore through every part of my body. My consciousness grew hazy.

Through the fog, I felt pack guards carrying me to an operating room. Voices clamored around me.

"That Jasmin woman woke up yesterday and is perfectly fine, but she keeps saying this hurts and that hurts. Alpha Ethan called all the surgeons over to examine her! Now there's not even a doctor available to operate on Casey! What are we supposed to do?"

"Go ask quickly if they can spare one doctor for the surgery!"

Ten minutes later, someone came running back, their tone full of helplessness.

"They refused! They insist we send her to a human hospital, and they'll cover the costs!"

"A human hospital?! She's so badly injured and her healing ability is suppressed. How can she possibly survive the trip to a human hospital?!"

Chaotic arguing filled my ears, but I couldn't make out anything clearly.

In a daze, I seemed to see the past.

Back then, when I got even a minor injury during training, Leo would worry endlessly.

Ethan would stay by my side constantly, using his Alpha pheromones to comfort me.

But that was all a long, long time ago.

Now there was no one by my side.

My eyelids felt heavy as lead. My will gradually faded.

Before losing consciousness completely, "The... the 97th time..."

When I woke again, I saw two faces full of guilt.

Leo tucked the blanket around me, his tone apologetic.

"Casey, I'm sorry. We didn't know it was you who got into the accident."

Ethan brought over a cup of hot water to feed me.

"You were fine when you left. How did you get hit?"

Remembering the messages I'd received before the accident, I looked away, my voice hoarse.

"Ask Jasmin."

The expressions on both Leo and Ethan's faces froze, instantly turning dark.

"Casey, why are you still trying to frame Jasmin? She's a fragile Omega. How could she possibly plan something like this?"

"Exactly! Jasmin is still lying in the hospital. How would she have time to hurt you!"

Seeing their absolute certainty, I didn't want to waste more words.

"I'm tired. Get out."

The two men, who had more to say, finally held back after seeing my pale face.

Leo and Ethan left the room one after the other.

A few minutes later, my phone on the table rang.

"Casey, this is the instructor from the werewolf training camp. Can you report on schedule in one week?"

"Yes, I can leave anytime..."

Before I finished speaking, the door was pushed open.

Leo and Ethan walked in with furrowed brows, looking suspicious.

"What do you mean 'leave'? Where are you going?"

I calmly hung up the phone.

"I was asking about discharge. Why are you back?"

Ethan was about to press further when a nurse burst in urgently.

"Alpha Ethan, Leo, Miss Jasmin just threw up..."

Watching them leave in a hurry, I smiled silently and bitterly.