Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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Chapter 296

(Olivia's POV)

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"The surgery was successful." Those four words from Dr. Harrison Fletcher's lips were the sweetest I'd ever heard.

My knees buckled as relief flooded through me. Tears streamed down my face, my wolf finally relaxing after hours of tense urs of tense vigilance. The crushing weight of potential loss lifted from my shoulders, leaving me light-headed.

"Thank you," I whispered, my voice breaking with emotion. "Thank you so much."

Dr. Fletcher's exhausted face softened with a small smile. The dark circles under his eyes testified to the grueling hours he'd spent fighting for my mother's life.

"Your mother is strong," he said, his voice hoarse from the long surgery. "She fought hard in there."

my mind

I nodded, unable to speak through the lump in my throat. My wolf whined with relief, the sound echoing through my though no one else could hear it.

"We'll bring her out in about ten minutes," Dr. Fletcher continued, running a hand through his disheveled hair. "Don't worry, the

worst is behind us now."

His wolf's energy was depleted but satisfied with the successful operation. He gave me one more reassuring nod before turning back toward the Surgical Den to change out of his bloodstained scrubs.

I stood there, trembling with relief, my emerald eyes still wet with tears. The emotional whiplash of the past hours left me

disoriented.

was James, I turned and threw my arms

spontaneous embrace of joy.

hit me immediately not James's russet-brown wolf, but the unmistakable Alpha musk of Ethan Stone. My

gasped and pushed away, stumbling backward.

my throat as I took in Ethan's appearance. His normally imposing figure looked uncharacteristically

deathly pale, his amber eyes lacking their usual

its Alpha power, seemed diminished. That's when I realized he had given

of it,

chest. I couldn't bring myself to thank him verbally, the resentment

acknowledged his sacrifice

said, his voice lacking its usual commanding tone.

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doors to the Surgical Den opened

out

my eyes at the sight of her unconscious

g sensation I'd felt

her cold hand in mine. The steady pulse beneath my fingers was the most reassuring

my voice thick with emotion. "You're going to be

beeped steadily with her vital signs. hovered anxiously nearby, unwilling to let her

Though he left physically, I could sense his Alpha presence lingering,

my mother was settled, I turned to James, who

voice soft with gratitude.

hazel eyes were tired but warm with concern. "I can

place at Maple Grove. You'll be more