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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-"

phone aside. "Dorothy, help me into a

just

my wolf surging to the

she helped me move, I realized the source of the unpleasant odor that had

I had soiled myself.

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

her face carefully blank as she helped clean and dress me. The indignity of needing assistance for such basic functions

wheelchair, I gripped the armrests so

pushed me through the corridors of the medical den, past curious stares and whispered comments. My wolf snarled at each

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were stopped at the entrance to the intensive care

only."

am family," I lied

nurse's eyes narrowed. "His mate is Olivia

letting my wolf rise to the surface. "Now let me

then stepped aside.

outside a private room.

me in a wheelchair, but he

greeted me formally. "I'm afraid

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

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

healing."

"It was Olivia, wasn't it?

was

now?" I asked, already reaching for my phone to call

Enforcers.

shot out, stopping me. "Alpha

to be involved."

It has nothing to do with her... Whether I live or

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

followed."

take a deep breath, to think strategically. "Of course," I said, softening my tone. "Ethan knows best. I would never go against his wishes."

use the private washroom?" I asked, gesturing to the door across

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this." I indicated the

course.

said quickly. "Dorothy

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inside the washroom with the door locked, I pulled

I didn't call

called Elder Richard Stone,

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