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I handed Ethan the death certificate, watching as his eyes scanned the document. His face drained of color when he read the cause of death: kidney failure.

"No..." he whispered, his powerful frame seeming to shrink before my eyes.

The Alpha King of the Silvercrest Pack, the man who commanded respect with a single glance, now looked utterly broken. His amber eyes, usually so commanding, now pleaded with

1. me.

"Where is she buried?" His voice cracked. "Please, Olivia. I need to see her grave."

I felt nothing as I watched him crumble. The satisfaction I'd expected from his pain

never

came. Instead, there was only emptiness where my rage had been.

"You don't deserve to see Lily," I stated flatly, my emerald eyes hardening. "You chose to favor

the very person who caused our daughter's death."

Without another word, I turned and walked away. Ethan, consumed by grief, didn't attempt to

stop me.

I left the

the truth, but it was five years

vibrated in my pocket. Margaret Shepherd's name

screen.

was urgent. "The Matriarch has

are trying to convince her

be right there," I replied, quickening my pace toward

Silvercrest Pack Medical Den was a blur. My mind kept replaying the

when he finally accepted Lily's death. Part of me had wanted to

met me at the entrance,

thank goodness you're here. The Matriarch is refusing treatment

demanding to return home."

Evelyn's room. The

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loose around her shoulders, arguing with a young

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up when she saw me. “Olivia, dear! Tell these people

healers are concerned about your health. They believe

dismissively with her free hand. "Nonsense. I've survived worse

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