Chapter 47

**Ronan**

My chest constricts, sharper than any hit I ever take in the ring. Hearing Declan say her name like that, like it’s already half goodbye, sends my pulse straight into my ears. I want to ask if she’s conscious, but the answer sits in my throat like a blade. “How bad?” I bark. “Bad,” he says. “But she’s talking. Or she was.” Static hisses. Under it, I catch something, a ragged breath or ru