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The afternoon sun cast long shadows across my sitting room as I paced back and forth. Olivia was three

hours late for our w****y tea-something that had never happened before.

“Bernard,” I called sharply. Any word?"

My faithful butler appeared, his face showing concern. "No, Matriarch. Alpha Ethan's phone remains

unanswered"

A knot of dread tightened in my chest. Olivia was always punctual, especially for our meetings.

"Get Maxwell Chen on the phone," I ordered. "Immediately."

When Maxwell answered, I didn't waste time with pleasantries. "Where is my grandson?"

"Alpha Stone is in a pack meeting, Matriarch. Shall I have him call you when he's finished?"

I'd lived too many years to be fooled by such an obvious lie. "Don't insult my intelligence. Where is Ethan?"

After a pause, Maxwell finally admitted, "Alpha Stone is at the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den with Victoria Frost and her daughter."

My grip tightened on the receiver. "And where is Olivia?"

His silence spoke volumes.

"I will ask you once more. Where is my grandson's mate?"

His response was barely audible. The basement of Rosewood Haven, Matriarch."

hit me like a physical blow. I remembered finding eight-year- old Olivia huddled in that same basement, covered

on the phone," I demanded, my voice

doctors and has given orders not

long has Olivia

early this afternoon,"

my car brought around

drive to Rosewood Haven seemed endless. When we finally arrived, I marched

and they moved ahead, forcing

absolute. One guard found a light switch, illuminating

I called. "Olivia, dear,

whimper answered me, so weak

descended the stairs as quickly as my aging body

a small form huddled

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curled into a

here," I ordered, my voice breaking

limp form into his arms. Her face was deathly pale,

"And inform Dr. Fletcher that if she doesn't receive excellent care, he'll

into treatment room one," he ordered his staff. "And prepare

happening to her? I demanded as he attached monitors to her still form. "She's experiencing

"Will she recover?"

her condition was already weakened. This confinement may have pushed her body

My grandson had knowingly placed his mate in a situation that could kill

later, Olivia's eyes finally opened. "I'm hungry,"

After everything she'd endured, her first thought was

food brought immediately."

food," Olivia added, "Real food.

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