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"You have no right to question my choices," I continued, my voice cold. "Not when you made yours so clear."

Ethan's knuckles whitened as he gripped the armrest. "Answer the question, Olivia."

"Two years ago," I replied flatly. "After Lily's funeral. After you had me thrown in jail for slapping your precious Victoria."

His jaw tightened visibly. "James found you."

It wasn't a question, but I answered anyway. "Yes. He's the only one who bothered to look."

Ethan fell silent, his amber eyes unreadable in the dim light of the car. I turned away, pressing my forehead against the cool

window.

"Don't pretend you care now," I whispered, closing my eyes against fresh tears.

Back at Ethan's residence, a sudden, sharp pain doubled me over. I clutched my abdomen, gasping as cramps tore through me.

"What's wrong?" Ethan demanded, his hand on my shoulder.

I shook my head, unable to speak through the pain. I'd been drinking special

herbal tea for days, deliberately triggering my cycle early. It was a desperate measure to keep Ethan at bay, but I hadn't anticipated how severe the side effects would be.

"I need my medication," I managed to say, fumbling in my purse.

pills and handed them to me with a glass of water. I swallowed them quickly, then curled into a ball on

for the pain to

surprise, Ethan sat beside me, placing his warm hands over my abdomen. The heat from his palms provided some

cramps only

his voice. "I'm taking you to the

me to the car. I was in too much pain to

trembling uncontrollably.

the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den, Dr. Rebecca Winters examined me with

she

she asked bluntly once Ethan

admitted the truth. She shook her

harmful," she explained sternly. "Using it to

reproductive system."

unable to meet her disapproving gaze. "I

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preparing an injection to ease my pain. "Just not always

the doorway, his expression darkening as he overheard our conversation. Dr. Winters finished her treatment and left,

the room slowly, his anger evident in every controlled movement. "You deliberately harmed

question, so I didn't answer. The medication was beginning to take effect, dulling the sharp

this again," he said, his voice dangerously

your mother's

eyes snapped to his, filled with hatred. "You're

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