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Chapter 297

His wolf rose protectively beneath his skin, treating me with the care one would show a pack sister, Reluctantly, I agreed, my body finally acknowledging its exhaustion.

I couldn't sleep deeply in the adjacent recovery room, my wolf too alert to allow proper rest. Every sound from the hallway had me tensing, ready to rush back to my mother's side.

Around noon, a commotion from my mother's room jolted me fully awake. I heard James's voice calling for the doctor, his quick reflexes testament to his rogue wolf training.

My heart pounding, I rushed out of the rest room. My mother's eyes were open, her gaze confused but alert.

"Mom!" I cried, rushing to her side and taking her hand.

Dr. Fletcher arrived moments later, his face showing the professional calm of a seasoned healer. He examined my mother thoroughly while I anxiously waited, my emerald eyes never leaving her face.

"She's stable and out of danger," he finally announced, unable to completely hide his satisfaction at the successful outcome. "The surgery went better than expected."

Relief washed over me again, fresh tears springing to my eyes. My wolf howled with joy inside me, celebrating our mother's

survival.

(Victoria's POV)

"What do you mean the surgery was successful?" I hissed into the phone, my fingers tightening around it until my knuckles

turned white.

be overheard by the

says she's

This

the phone onto my bed, my chest tight with panic. Evelyn Winters was supposed

That had been

and

confrontation in the hospital stairwell. And worse, Evelyn had

knew exactly who I

my bedroom at Rosewood Haven,

Olivia or Ethan what she knew about

again, but his phone was still off. This was the tenth time I'd

ignored

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clawed at my throat. Everything I had built over the years my position with Ethan, my daughter's

all of it was in jeopardy because of

beneath my skin, agitated by the threat Evelyn posed. I needed to act quickly

closely after such

way to silence Evelyn Winters

(Evelyn's POV)

was distant, dulled by medication, but consciousness brought clarity to my thoughts. I remembered

Frost, the jade pendant that confirmed her true

major surgery. My

talk," I said, my voice raspy from the

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