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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

as he

unable

stethoscope into his pocket. "Her

she

recover?" The question came from Olivia, who sat on the opposite side of the bed. She hadn't left Grandmother's side except

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her system was significant," Dr. Bennett explained. "Her body

naturally."

building. "There must

he assured us, "but at her age, we must

never been my strong suit, especially when it came to

control.

any longer. "I need to check on some pack

even look up as

pressed in around me, a physical

backup of the residence's surveillance footage. With a

suddenly hesitant.

right to these memories now,

with an image of Olivia, her belly swollen with pregnancy. She was sitting in the

child.

Olivia's pregnancy with Lily. I had been physically present but emotionally absent, providing

that had driven a wedge between us just as we should have been celebrating new

Olivia. I had been the first to hold Lily after her birth, cradling her tiny form

pack business and... other matters, I rarely returned to Imperial Gardens. I had been

beginning.

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

was five years ago.

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nursery, dark circles

Night after night, she went without sleep, tending

needs

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

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