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.

me. Assuming it was James, I turned and threw my arms around him in

spontaneous embrace of joy.

James's russet-brown wolf, but the unmistakable Alpha musk

stumbling backward. "I'm sorry,

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

face was deathly pale, his amber

seemed diminished. That's when I realized he

A lot of it, judging

my chest. I couldn't bring myself to thank him

his sacrifice

was nothing," he said, his voice lacking its usual commanding tone.

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respond, the doors to the Surgical Den opened again. My attention immediately shifted as they wheeled

out

eyes at the sight of her unconscious form. My wolf whimpered with

g sensation I'd felt

rushed to her side, taking her cold hand in mine. The steady pulse beneath my fingers

with emotion. "You're going

to monitors that beeped steadily

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

was settled, I turned to James, who had been a

I told him, my voice soft

tired but warm with concern. "I can stay the Howling Moon Grand Hotel nearby if you need

"Use my place at Maple