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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

grandson on the phone," I demanded, my voice trembling with

He's with the doctors and has given orders not to be

Olivia

this afternoon,"

car brought around immediately. And

finally arrived,

moved ahead,

darkness was absolute. One guard found a light switch,

called. "Olivia, dear,

answered me, so weak I

quickly as my aging

a small form huddled

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curled into

here," I ordered, my voice breaking

guards moved swiftly, one gathering Olivia's limp form into his arms. Her face was deathly pale,

her to the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den, I instructed. "And inform Dr. Fletcher that if she doesn't receive excellent

to meet us. "Get her into treatment room one," he ordered his staff. "And prepare the cardiac

I demanded as he attached monitors to her still form. "She's experiencing cardiac arrhythmia," he replied gravely. "Her heart

"Will she recover?"

was already weakened. This

My grandson had knowingly placed his

eyes finally opened. "I'm

nearly broke my composure. After everything she'd endured,

have food brought immediately." I

Olivia added, "Real food. Venison,

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