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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-"

up, tossing the phone aside. "Dorothy,

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

roared, my wolf surging to

I realized the

I had soiled myself.

me like acid. "Get me cleaned up," I hissed, mortification turning to rage. "And find me some

blank as she helped clean and dress me. The indignity of needing assistance for such

I gripped the armrests so tightly my

den, past curious stares and whispered comments. My wolf snarled at each pitying glance, each hastily

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entrance to the intensive care unit

only."

I lied

eyes narrowed. "His

mate," I insisted, letting my wolf rise to the surface. "Now let me through

hesitated, then stepped aside. "Ten minutes

I found Maxwell Chen standing guard outside a

sight of me in a wheelchair, but he quickly composed

formally. "I'm afraid Alpha Stone is not

him?" I demanded, wheeling myself closer. "Tell me

remained carefully neutral. "He sustained a serious injury to his kidney. The wound was inflicted with a silver-edged weapon, which

healing."

dots. "It

silence was

I asked, already reaching for my phone to

Enforcers.

hand shot out, stopping me. "Alpha Stone left explicit instructions.

to be involved."

his phone, playing a recording of Ethan's voice: "Don't call the enforcers. It has nothing to do with her... Whether I live or die, don't make

stared at Maxwell in disbelief. "She tried to kill him, and he's protecting her?" "Those are his orders," Maxwell said firmly. "And

followed."

tone. "Ethan

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

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indicated

course. Do

quickly. "Dorothy can help

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with the door locked,

I didn't call

called Elder Richard Stone,

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