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"Child,” I said, reaching for her hand. "You mustn't blame yourself."

Her fingers trembled in mine. "I lost control, Grandmother. I could have killed her."

"Victoria Frost deserved worse than she received," I replied firmly. "What she did to Lily-"

"But I shouldn't have acted that way," Olivia interrupted, her voice breaking. "Not at Lily's grave.

It was disrespectful to her memory."

I squeezed her hand gently. "Lily would understand a mother's rage. Now go, get some rest. I'll

be fine."

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She hesitated, reluctant to leave my side. "Are you sure?"

I nodded, feeling fatigue settle into my bones. "I need to sleep, child. We'll

continue this

discussion later."

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After Olivia departed, I closed my eyes, allowing my body to relax into the hospital bed. Sleep

came quickly, pulling me into its depths.

I don't know how long I slept before a slight noise woke me. Through half-lidded eyes, I

observed a figure in medical scrubs enter my room. The face was obscured, but the

purposeful as the figure approached my

motionless, feigning

turned subtly darker.

departed as silently as they had come, leaving

into

her kind face creased with concern as

signs. Her nose twitched, catching an

she asked, examining my IV with

her about the intruder but decided against it. If Victoria was behind

suspected, I needed to

assured her. “Just

didn't look convinced but nodded respectfully.

I lay awake, my mind consumed by thoughts of Victoria and

the past months pointed clearly to Victoria's

kidney

Victoria could cause more harm to

decades of leadership,

arrived to check on me, I dismissed him with a firm command.

some time

bushy eyebrows rose in surprise. "Matriarch, after this

was not a request," I interrupted, my voice carrying the authority that had led the Silvercrest Pack

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only the Shadow Guard- wolves whose loyalty to me

steady hands. "Prepare the car," I instructed the Shadow Guard.

drive to Victoria's residence was silent,

explanation. As we approached the elegant property,

command.

that woman

before forcing their way inside. Dorothy Lawson's protests echoed from

cries.

injury. She struggled violently against

her blue eyes wide with genuine

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