Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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Chapter 286

At the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den, Victoria Frost's phone rang, the screen lighting up with Emma's name. She answered immediately, her voice softening from its usual sharp edge.

"Emma, darling? What's wrong?"

"Mommy," Emma whimpered through the phone, her voice weak and frightened. "It hurts so much. My side is burning, and I've been throwing up. Please call Alpha Ethan."

Victoria's face paled, her grip tightening on her Raven-Trimmed Wheelchair. Her wolf bristled with anxiety beneath her skin, sensing the danger in this development.

"No!" she hissed urgently, her scent spiking with fear. "Don't call him, Emma. Just wait for me. I'll be there soon."

She ended the call, her mind racing. If Ethan discovered Emma's kidney transplant was causing complications, it would Inevitably lead him to question the origin of the donor kidney. The trail would lead straight back to Connor Blackthorn's wife, Patricia Warner, and the organ that had been redirected from Lily Winters to Emma.

Victoria's wolf paced anxiously beneath her skin. Everything she had built could crumble if Ethan learned the truth. She needed to get to Emma before anyone else did, especially before any medical staff could examine her and document the issue.

She dialed Ethan's number, forcing her voice to sound calm and collected. "Ethan, I need to return to Rosewood Haven. Could you pick me up?"

Knight beside her, his protective presence. a buffer against the world. They headed toward James's Midnight Rider Motorcycle parked outside, their

the cool

Maybach pulled up nearby, its engine purring softly. Ethan Stone stepped out, his amber eyes widening slightly at the

spoke into his Alpha Phone, "Victoria, something's come up. I'll send

waiting for a response.

Ethan kept his tone carefully neutral.

cold as she deliberately turned away, her wolf rejecting his presence entirely. The warmth and vulnerability she

mate.

flaring, "I'm escorting her today," he stated

gaze without flinching

vulnerability the previous night. His wolf

a curt nod, he returned to his vehicle, his scent tinged

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at the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den within twenty minutes of Ethan's call. His manner as he helped Victoria into the passenger seat was noticeably less deferential

reflected Ethan's shifting attitude toward her. As they drove in silence toward Rosewood Haven, she fumed

asked, her