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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

the figure

remained motionless, feigning sleep as the figure injected

turned subtly darker.

they had come, leaving

into

Shepherd entered moments later, her kind face creased

nose twitched, catching

asked, examining

the intruder but decided against it. If Victoria was behind

needed to

assured her. “Just an

but nodded respectfully.

awake, my mind consumed by thoughts of

months pointed

kidney

before Victoria could cause more

decades of leadership, I made my

to check on me, I dismissed him with a

time alone,

eyebrows rose in surprise. "Matriarch, after this morning's events, I

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

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with only the Shadow Guard- wolves whose loyalty to me

from the bed, disconnecting the IV with steady hands. "Prepare the car," I

drive to Victoria's residence was silent, my guards understanding the gravity

As we approached the elegant property, I issued

command.

woman to

surrounding the house before forcing their way inside. Dorothy Lawson's protests

cries.

injury. She struggled violently against their grip, her designer clothes contrasting sharply

blue eyes wide with

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