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In the next second, my mother's pupils suddenly dilated. Her chest heaved violently as she glared at Ethan with a fury I'd never seen before.

"You..." she rasped, her voice trembling with rage. The monitor beside her bed began beeping frantically as her heart rate spiked.

She tried to continue, to curse the man standing in the doorway, but her words caught in her

throat as she gasped for air.

"Mom!" I shouted, panic seizing my chest. "Doctor, quickly check on my mother!"

Dr. Harrison Fletcher had just turned to leave, but at my cry, he spun around. His expression

shifted from professional calm to urgent concern in an instant.

"Get her back in!" he ordered the nurses, who immediately began wheeling my mother's bed

back toward the emergency room.

The last thing I saw was my mother's face, contorted with hatred as she stared at Ethan. Then

the double doors swung shut, cutting her from my view.

I whirled around to face Ethan, rage boiling through my veins. His presence had triggered this.

His very existence had nearly killed my mother.

"Get out!" I hissed through clenched teeth, my hands balled into fists at my sides.

Ethan's amber eyes widened slightly. For once, the mighty Alpha King looked taken aback,

perhaps even guilty.

"If there's anything I can help with, call me anytime," he said quietly, his deep voice lacking its

usual commanding tone.

I didn't answer. I just stared at him, letting all my hatred and pain show in my eyes. My wolf snarled beneath my skin, wanting to lunge at the man who had brought us nothing but

suffering.

He held my gaze for a moment longer before turning away. I watched his broad shoulders disappear down the corridor, my body trembling with fury and fear.

Only when he was completely gone did I allow myself to collapse into the nearest chair, my

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head falling into my hands as tears threatened to spill over.

Lucas was beside me in an instant, his arm wrapping around my shoulders. The gentle

pressure of his hand as he patted my back was the only thing keeping me from falling apart

completely.

"This is my fault," I whispered, voice breaking. "I should have known she would recognize him."

"You couldn't have predicted this," Lucas said softly. "None of us considered it."

I shook my head, guilt crushing my chest. "She nearly died because I let him near her."

"Liv, listen to me," Lucas said firmly, turning me to face him. "Your mother is strong. She's

going to pull through this."

His gray eyes held mine, steady and reassuring.

An hour later, Dr. Fletcher emerged from the emergency room, looking tired but relieved.

"She's stable again," he informed us. "We've moved her to a private recovery room."

Relief washed over me like a wave. "Can I see her?"

He nodded. "Briefly. She needs rest, but she's asking for you."

My mother looked fragile against the white hospital sheets, but her eyes were clear when I

entered. The machines monitoring her vital signs beeped steadily, reassuringly. "I'm sorry," she whispered as I took her hand. "I didn't mean to frighten you."

"Don't apologize," I said, squeezing her fingers gently. "I should have warned you he might be

here."

She shook her head slightly. "That man... after what he did to you and Lily..."

"Shh," I soothed, not wanting her to upset herself again. "Don't think about him now. Just focus

on getting better."

The night grew late, and nurses came to check on my mother regularly. I refused to leave her

side, settling into the uncomfortable chair beside her bed.

"Go home, sweetheart, my mother urged, her voice weak but insistent. "You need proper rest."

not leaving you," I said

smiled faintly. "You're as stubborn as I am. But Lucas is waiting, and I'll

in the morning

hesitated, torn between staying and acknowledging that she was right-I

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anything changes?" I

course, Miss Winters. We have your number as the

kissed my mother's forehead and prepared to leave. Lucas was waiting

corridor, his tall frame leaning against the

is she?" he asked as

insisting I go home and

woman. Come on,

(Ethan's POV)

Midnight Maybach in the lower level of the medical den parking

My wolf paced restlessly beneath my skin, agitated by the events of the

Winters' reaction to me had been unexpected but not incomprehensible. Of course

with Lily. Still, seeing

me-a place I usually kept

caught my attention. Lucas Blackwood emerged with

They paused at the bottom

pulled her into an

they were kissing.

growl rumbled in my chest as my wolf surged forward, furious at the sight of another

the

indentations.

my wolf snarled.

the car, though every instinct demanded I go tear them apart. Instead, I watched as they separated

my view.

they had left, I exited my vehicle and strode purposefully

into the

The staff straightened as

rage.

Harrison Fletcher reviewing charts at the

he greeted, bowing

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said, my

raging inside me. "Privately."

me to his office, closing

you, sir?" he asked, his professional demeanor

surgery," I began, fixing him with a hard stare. "I

to perform it."

Fletcher nodded cautiously. "Yes, sir. It's a complex procedure, but necessary for

recovery."

from the case," I stated, making it

widened slightly. "Sir, with all due respect, Mrs. Winters needs this

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implications," I cut him off. "But you will find

don't care. Just make sure you're

one

performing that surgery."

Fletcher's professional mask slipped for a moment, revealing

and concern.

I ask

dropping to a dangerous whisper. "You may

know that

me, and I expect my orders to be followed without

swallowed visibly, then nodded. "As you wish,

my suit jacket.

conversation never

happened."

(Olivia's POV)

into his pocket and pulled out a

pressing it into my palm. "It might help

clear liquid

lot lights.

"What is it?"

on your pillow.

and inhaled the gentle,

everything."

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expression warming his usually serious face. "Get some

mother first thing tomorrow if you'd

placing a few drops of the essence on my pillow. The subtle fragrance filled my bedroom, easing some of the

"The

being there today."

but it wasn't Lucas.

a jolt of

all ties with Lucas Blackwood immediately. This is not

my fingers hovering over the keyboard

simply turned off my

nightstand.

worked its magic, and despite the day's turmoil, I fell