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Chapter 26: Wounds and Memories

Chapter 26 Wounds and Memories

(Olivia's POV)

Pain shot through my face as I shifted in bed. I accidentally brushed against my bruised cheek.

"Ow-"I recoiled. The sharp sting cleared the fog of fever from my mind.

The bedside lamp clicked on, bathing the room in soft golden light. I squinted against the brightness. My vision slowly focused on Ethan's face hovering above me.

His amber eyes narrowed as they traced the stark bruises marring my skin, His jaw tightened with tension. A muscle twitched beneath the surface of his skin.

Without a word, he turned and left the room. His footsteps echoed down the hallway, heavy and purposeful.

Through my fever haze, I heard him on the phone. His voice was a dangerous, controlled whisper that sent chills through me despite my feverish state.

"Maxwell, I need you to find out who laid a hand on Olivia Winters in Shadowfall Detention Center."

A pause followed as he listened to his special assistant's response. My heart raced despite my exhaustion, wondering what he planned to do.

"Take care of them inside, a hundredfold," he commanded coldly. The deadly promise in his voice made me shudder. This was the merciless Alpha King that other packs feared.

The floorboards creaked as he returned to the room. He held a small bottle of Moonberry Fever Reducer in one hand and a glass of water in the other. He set both on the nightstand before carefully sitting on the edge

of the bed.

"Open your mouth," he instructed, uncapping the fever reducer. "Take the medicine."

Those simple words triggered something dark inside me. Suddenly, I wasn't in my bedroom anymore.

I was eight years old again, huddled in that dank orphanage basement corner. The head caretaker loomed over me with that sickening smile.

"Take your medicine, little wolf," he'd cooed, eyes glinting with malice. "It will make you feel better."

I'd been naive enough to believe him then. I opened my mouth obediently. The bitter liquid burned going down, leaving me disoriented and weak.

Too weak to fight back when the whip came down across my back. Too weak to escape the predatory gaze

that followed.

"No," I whispered now, clenching my jaw shut. My entire body trembled as I pressed against the headboard,

I putting distance between Ethan and myself.

he placed the medicine in his

could process what was happening, his lips descended on mine.

at him with what little

kiss, ignoring my resistance. One hand cradled the back of

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firmly

my lips. His thumb stroked my throat to encourage the

his breath. When he finally pulled away, something unexpected flickered in his eyes -

where my sweat-soaked nightgown clung to my body. The intensity of

voice husky with an

me into a fresh nightgown. His fingers brushed against my skin with surprising gentleness, leaving trails of heat that had nothing to do with

through my fevered body. Comfort

that left me

blur of half-consciousness. The medicine gradually

through my veins,

of awareness, barely registering the

vaguely noticed Ethan's presence

bed, his watchful

my face roused me

to focus my thoughts.

Healing Salve filled my nostrils.

available only to the Stone family and their

me back to the Silvercrest Medical Den, I'd received the same treatment after injuring my hand during healer training

fingers moved with surprising gentleness across my bruised cheek. He applied the salve in careful, circular motions,

our eyes met, he broke the charged silence between us. His

blade.

for help?" he asked, his voice

could have been avoided if

fierce within me. It burned through

weakness, replacing

emerald eyes blazed with fury as I knocked his hand away from my face. "Don't pretend to care. I don't

instantly. The brief tenderness vanished as if it had never

he said, his tone clipped and

I scoffed, a bitter laugh escaping my lips. My eyes burned with a cold fire as I glared at him. "You throw me to those

arrange that," he insisted, his amber eyes narrowing dangerously. "I had nothing to do

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me off guard. For a moment, doubt flickered through my mind, making me wonder