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Two burly male servants immediately grabbed my arms, their grip firm enough to bruise. I struggled against

their hold.

"I didn't push her! She fell in on her own!" I protested, but Eleanor silenced me with a withering glare.

"Take her to the main house," she ordered. "Alpha Stone will deal with this."

As the servants dragged me away, I caught Emma's eye. The little girl was shivering dramatically, but there was something else in her expression-a hint of satisfaction that chilled me more than the evening air.

The sound of running footsteps announced Ethan's arrival. His powerful frame cut through the gathered

crowd, his amber eyes immediately finding Emma.

"What happened?" he demanded, his voice carrying the unmistakable authority of an Alpha.

Emma, seeing him approach, began to tremble more violently. Her small lips quivered as she looked him with wide, tear-filled eyes.

"Daddy..." she whimpered, reaching for him with small, shaking hands.

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Without hesitation, Ethan rushed to her side. He quickly assessed her condition, his movements efficient and

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concerned. With gentle hands, he removed her wet clothes and wrapped his leather jacket around her tiny

frame.

princess," he murmured, scooping

look at

calculation.

Olivia, she..." Emma began, her voice breaking as fresh tears spilled down her cheeks. She

me, his amber eyes hardening to cold stone. The accusation in his look was unmistakable-the same look he'd given me when Emma had fallen

Hotel.

unflinchingly, anger bubbling up inside me. Once again, he was ready to believe

Ethan ordered

the evening chill of the gardens. The servants pushed me into the sitting room, forcing me to

entered moments later, still cradling Emma in his arms. The child refused to leave his embrace, clinging to him like a

Eleanor to examine Emma. The elderly pack healer approached with his medical

he requested, his voice carrying the weight of decades of

sofa but remained close, his hand resting protectively on her shoulder. Dr.

nothing serious," he finally

recover quickly."

blood run cold. "However, we must monitor her closely. With her recent kidney transplant, even a minor illness could lead to

vulnerable."

me with a sharp, accusatory glint. The implication was clear-I had not only pushed Emma into

her

weeping softly beside Ethan, suddenly straightened. Her

turned

with each word. "This isn't

me,

'us,

at my face. "You're jealous. You've always been jealous of what Ethan and I share, of how

with practiced emotion. "She's just a child, Olivia. A frail

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