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Relief washed over me when Dr. Bennett confirmed that Grandmother wasn't in serious

danger. Her collapse had terrified me more than I cared to admit. Beside me, I noticed Olivia's

shoulders slump as tension drained from her body.

The sudden release of pressure made her sway slightly. Without thinking, I reached out to

steady her, my hand hovering near her elbow.

She flinched away as if burned, her emerald eyes flashing with rejection. "Don't touch me."

Before I could respond, she rushed toward the gurney where the medical staff was wheeling

Grandmother from the emergency room. The elderly woman looked frail against the white

sheets, her usually commanding presence diminished by illness.

Olivia reached Grandmother's side, her steps hurried but careful. She gently took the

Matriarch's hand, whispering words I couldn't hear. The tenderness in her gesture made my

chest tighten with an emotion I couldn't name.

Dr. Fletcher approached me, his expression professional. "We're moving her to the private

wing. You should prepare for a potentially lengthy recovery period."

I nodded, watching as they wheeled my grandmother away, Olivia walking alongside, never

letting go of the elderly woman's hand.

For the first time in years, I felt completely powerless.

Grandmother remained unconscious for a day and a night. I divided my time between her

bedside and handling urgent pack matters, unable to focus fully on either.

Dr. Bennett conducted regular examinations, his experienced hands carefully checking her

revealed nothing as he listened to

I asked, unable to bear

tucking his stethoscope into his pocket. "Her

she will

opposite

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system was significant," Dr. Bennett explained. "Her body needs time

naturally."

building. "There

assured us, "but at her age, we

my strong suit, especially when it

control.

the stillness of the room any longer. "I need to check on some pack business. Call me immediately if

even look

my study. The emptiness of the house pressed in around me, a physical reminder of all I

backup of the residence's surveillance footage. With a few keystrokes, I extracted all clips related to Lily. My fingers hovered

suddenly hesitant.

memories now, when

first file. The screen filled with an image of Olivia, her belly swollen with pregnancy. She was sitting in the garden,

child.

I remembered that time-the period of Olivia's pregnancy with Lily.

five years ago. Misunderstandings that had driven a wedge between us just as we should have

the finest doctors, the most comprehensive postnatal care for Olivia. I had been the first to hold Lily after her birth,

my involvement had ended there. Preoccupied with pack business and... other matters, I rarely returned to Imperial Gardens. I had been largely absent from

beginning.

of emotions churned within me as I clicked on another video, this one from when Olivia returned

was five years ago.

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paced the nursery, dark circles under her

Night after night, she

daughter's needs

memory surfaced-I had returned to Imperial Gardens once during that period after a business dinner. Olivia had greeted me with joy, her

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