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"Mrs. Stone," I tried again. "Are you hurt?"

She finally looked at me, her eyes focusing slightly. "He let Lily die," she whispered. "He chose

Emma over our daughter."

Before I could respond, the medical team burst through the door. Dr. Harold Bennett led the

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team, his experienced eyes quickly assessing the situation.

"Get him stabilized for transport," Dr. Bennett ordered his team. "The silver is preventing

healing. We need to flush the wound immediately."

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As they worked on Alpha Ethan, I noticed his eyes flutter open. Despite his weakened state,

his voice carried the unmistakable command of an Alpha.

"Maxwell," he rasped. "Don't call the Enforcers."

Dr. Bennett looked up sharply. "Alpha, this is an attempted murder-"

"No," Ethan interrupted, his voice weak but firm. "Olivia is innocent. This stays within the pack.

Absolute secrecy."

The medical team exchanged glances but knew better than to question a direct order from

their Alpha.

"Maxwell," Ethan continued, his voice fading as the sedatives took effect. "Call Lucas

Blackwood. Tell him to take care of Olivia."

His eyes closed as he slipped into unconsciousness, leaving me with the impossible task of explaining this situation to one of the most powerful Alphas in the Northern Territory.

her

(Victoria's POV)

I was in trouble. My designer heels were completely unsuited for the uneven cemetery ground,

I screamed, arms flailing as I tried

with the stupid urn I'd been taunting her with. The cracked container rolled toward

I was falling through open air. My

a protruding tree branch growing from the side of the outcrop. The sudden stop nearly dislocated my

at the edge

attention was fixed on the scattered ashes being carried away by the night breeze,

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grip on the branch was precarious at best. My

one by one as I

but Olivia had already turned away, clutching

chest.

branch creaked ominously under my weight. I tried

but the movement only

falling again. This time, there

1. me.

the ground knocked the

lower back, so intense that black spots

to call for help, but my body wouldn't respond. The last

was the moon shining coldly above me, indifferent

my

suffering.

long I lay there, drifting in

me shiver despite

light was filtering through the trees when I heard voices

down there!" a female voice

services!" a male

call for help, but only a

passed in a blur of pain and

and back. The jarring ambulance ride to

me, their faces grim as they

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