The Last Gift 2

Viola has been slowly losing ground to Silverthorn Wolfsbane, a rare poison with one remedy, the Miracle Elixir. When her mate Leo Ashford gets hold of the cure, he gives it to Jane Smith, Viola's adoptive sister, convinced Viola's sickness is only a lie. Abandoned and worn down, Viola decides to end her suffering by taking a strong painkiller that will shut down her organs within seventy-two hours.

In her last three days she starts taking apart her life piece by piece. She hands over the fur manufacturing company she built with her own hands to Jane. She breaks her mate bond with Leo, who finally finds her decision sensible. She tells her son that Jane can become his new mother, and he welcomes the idea happily. Her savings go the same way. As each part of her world changes hands, her parents and relatives nod in approval, praising what they see as Viola becoming a kinder, more selfless person. None of them grasp what is really going on.

As the hours run out, Viola wonders whether the people who applauded her generosity will ever understand what her final gift cost her, or whether they will simply forget her once she is gone.