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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-"

aside. "Dorothy, help me into

hesitated. "Ms. Frost, you've just regained consciousness. Perhaps you should

roared, my wolf surging

a wheelchair from the corridor. As she helped me move, I realized the source of the unpleasant odor that had been offending

I had soiled myself.

me cleaned up," I hissed, mortification turning to rage.

dress

finally settled me in the wheelchair, I gripped the armrests so tightly my knuckles turned white. "Take me

den, past curious stares and whispered comments. My wolf

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were stopped at the entrance to the intensive care unit by a stern-faced

only."

lied smoothly.

"His mate is

the surface. "Now let

hesitated, then stepped aside. "Ten minutes

I found Maxwell Chen standing guard outside a

in a wheelchair, but he

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

happened to him?" I demanded, wheeling myself closer.

injury to his kidney. The wound was inflicted with a silver-edged weapon,

healing."

immediately connected the dots. "It was Olivia, wasn't it? She

silence was confirmation

is she now?" I asked, already reaching for my

Enforcers.

me. "Alpha Stone left explicit instructions. No enforcers

to be involved."

pulled out his phone, playing a recording of Ethan's voice: "Don't call the enforcers. It has nothing to

kill him, and he's protecting her?" "Those are his orders," Maxwell said firmly. "And

followed."

softening my tone. "Ethan knows best. I would never

use the private washroom?" I asked, gesturing to

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I indicated the

course. Do you

quickly. "Dorothy

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inside the washroom with the door locked, I

I didn't call

enforcers. I called Elder Richard Stone,

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