The Alpha King is unavailable 297

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.

overheard by the werewolves in the room. "Mrs. Winters is

Fletcher says

with frustration beneath my skin. This was not the news I

call and threw the phone onto my bed, my chest tight with

room. That had been the

and

identity amulet was missing lost during our confrontation in the hospital stairwell. And

exactly who I

myself anxiously around my bedroom at Rosewood Haven, my paralyzed legs useless

If Evelyn told Olivia or Ethan what she

Ethan again, but his phone was still off. This was the tenth time

wasn't he answering? He never ignored my calls,

• Jo Bonus

at my throat. Everything I had built over the years my position with Ethan,

jeopardy because of one old

by the threat Evelyn posed. I needed to act quickly before she

such a major surgery. And

way to silence Evelyn Winters before she could destroy

(Evelyn's POV)

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

Frost, the jade pendant

who had just undergone major surgery. My daughter's face was drawn

my voice raspy from the breathing

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255