Chapter 29

TIMERANTE'S POV

I couldn't determine if it was luck or misfortune. Anyway, Faye did not perish at the hands of my guards. I brought her before Norman, only to be informed that the situation was far from simple.

"This is no ordinary matter, esteemed Alpha Timerante. It is not a mere heart transplant surgery. I require at least a week to prepare for the forthcoming procedure."

That was what Norman explained to me.

She stated that performing a heart transplant while both parties were still alive was impossible. Thus, advanced magic and a related ritual were necessary.

"This is a highly intricate ritual that necessitates the blood of a thousand individuals as an offering."

"A thousand people!" I exclaimed, taken aback by the sheer number. For a moment, my mind wavered.

Was it really appropriate to use the lives of a thousand people and one woman's heart to revive Sonja, the love of my life?

Undeniably, I loved Sonja deeply.

But it was a thousand lives we were talking about!