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The doctor wisely retreated, leaving me alone with my thoughts and the gnawing emptiness

my chest.

in

(James's POV)

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"I heard Ethan's in the hospital," I said to Nathan Blackwood as we walked

through the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den corridors. "Alcohol poisoning, of all things. Stupid move for a werewolf."

Nathan nodded grimly. "He's been through a lot lately. First his grandmother, then finding out about his daughter..."

I raised an eyebrow. "What daughter? You mean Emma?"

Nathan gave me an odd look but didn't elaborate. "By the way, I heard Sophia's back in town. Are you going to see her?"

My jaw tightened at the mention of her name. Sophia Blackwood, my supposed girlfriend, who'd disappeared without a word after our last fight.

"Why would I care?" I snapped, my amber-flecked eyes hardening. "She can do whatever she wants."

"James, it's been months. Maybe you should-"

"Whoever regrets is a dog!" I declared loudly, drawing startled looks from passing medical staff.

“You

suddenly desperate for a

headed

(Ethan's POV)

room opened, and Nathan Blackwood entered. One of my oldest friends, he'd been by my side through countless challenges. But today, something about his presence made

his expression somber. "I'm sorry about your grandmother. And about

froze in my veins. Lily? How did he know

did you say?" I whispered, my

oblivious to the storm brewing within me. "I said

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state, my hand closing

you

didn't tell me and made the decision yourself to

beeped frantically as my heart rate and blood pressure spiked with my

in shock, his hands clawing at mine as he struggled to breathe. "What... are you... talking about?" he

"Lily! The kidney that was meant

Nathan's eyes, followed by horror. I loosened

let him speak.

no idea Lily was your daughter. Victoria came to me... said

My grip faltered. "What?"

never agree to sacrifice another child for your stepdaughter," Nathan continued, his voice strained against my grip. "She said she and Ethan only had this one daughter, and begged me, for Ethan's sake, to give

words hit me like physical blows. I released Nathan and staggered back to

unable to support

didn't know?" I whispered, the full weight of my negligence