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My greatest triumph had been redirecting that kidney donor from Lily to Emma. Nathan Blackwood had been surprisingly easy to convince his loyalty to me outweighing any ethical concerns. And when Lily died, I had comforted Ethan, solidifying my position while Olivia fell

apart.

I had been untouchable. Until now.

"Ms. Frost?" A timid voice interrupted my thoughts.

Dorothy Lawson, my housekeeper, stood at the doorway, clutching a small bag of my personal

items.

"Finally," I snapped. "Give me my phone. Now."

Dorothy hurried forward, her eyes widening as she took in my condition. "Ms. Frost, I'm so sorry-"

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"Save it," I cut her off, snatching the bag from her hands. "Just help me sit up properly."

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As Dorothy adjusted my pillows, I dug through the bag for my phone. I needed to call Ethan.

He would arrange a private room, better doctors, specialists who could fix this.

My fingers trembled as I dialed his number. It rang several times before someone answered -

but it wasn't Ethan.

"Maxwell Chen speaking," came the formal voice of Ethan's special assistant.

"Maxwell, where is Ethan? I need to speak with him immediately."

There was a pause, too long to be anything but bad news.

"Ms. Frost," Maxwell said carefully. "I regret to inform you that Alpha King Stone is currently in

the intensive care unit."

The phone nearly slipped from my grasp. "What? What happened to him?"

"I'm not at liberty to discuss the details over the phone," Maxwell replied, his tone maddeningly professional. "But his condition is critical."

"I'm coming to see him," I declared, already trying to swing my legs over the side of the bed.

"Ms. Frost, I don't think-"

the phone aside. "Dorothy,

you've just regained consciousness. Perhaps you should

I roared, my wolf surging

me move, I realized the source of the unpleasant odor that had been offending my

I had soiled myself.

like acid. "Get me cleaned up," I hissed, mortification turning to

blank as she helped clean and dress me.

finally settled me in the wheelchair, I gripped the armrests so tightly my

of the medical den, past curious stares and

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to the

only."

am family," I lied smoothly. "I'm

narrowed. "His

rise to the surface. "Now let

stepped aside.

outside a private room. His eyes

in a wheelchair, but he quickly composed his

Frost," he greeted me formally. "I'm afraid Alpha Stone is not

happened to him?" I demanded, wheeling

neutral. "He sustained a serious injury to his kidney. The

healing."

dots. "It was

was

I asked, already reaching

Enforcers.

me. "Alpha

to be involved."

"Don't call the enforcers. It has nothing to do with her... Whether I live or die, don't make things difficult for

to kill him, and he's protecting her?" "Those are his

followed."

deep breath, to think strategically. "Of course," I said, softening my tone. "Ethan

private washroom?" I asked, gesturing to the door across the hall. "I'm

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indicated the wheelchair with a

course.

I said quickly.

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inside the washroom with the door locked, I pulled

I didn't call

enforcers. I called Elder Richard

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