Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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Chapter 298

(Ethan's POV)

The darkness of exhausted sleep enveloped me completely. My wolf had finally surrendered after the blood donation, our shared energy depleted to dangerous levels.

I hadn't felt this weak since my first full moon transformation as a pup. Every muscle in my body felt heavy, my wolf curled up deep inside me.

A sharp knock jolted me awake. Before I could fully register consciousness, the door swung open with urgency.

James Knight stood in the doorway, his normally playful expression replaced with unusual seriousness. His hazel eyes were alert, his russet-brown wolf clearly visible beneath his skin.

"Alpha Stone," he said, his voice low but urgent. "Evelyn Winters is asking for you."

My amber eyes snapped open instantly. My wolf, despite its weakened state, surged forward with renewed alertness, pushing

aside the exhaustion.

"Evelyn?" I questioned, already pushing myself upright. "What does she want?"

James shook his head, his stance tense. "She wouldn't say. But she was insistent-said it couldn't wait. Something about

Victoria."

At the mention of Victoria, my wolf growled with concern. I swung my legs over the edge of the bed, ignoring the wave of

dizziness that threatened to topple me.

condition?" I asked, reaching for my shirt, my fingers fumbling slightly with the

major surgery," James replied, his eyes tracking my unsteady

seems... determined."

running a hand through my disheveled hair. Even in my

looking anything less

voice regaining some of

short walk to Evelyn's ward felt like miles. My wolf

Each step required

to gather myself. I drew in a deep breath, forcing my spine straight and my shoulders back. Whatever this was about, it was important enough for a woman who

presence.

Alpha presence as I could muster Olivia sat beside her mother's

at my

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me to come so quickly. Or perhaps

haggard appearance.

the white hospital sheets, but her eyes were sharp and alert. The moment she saw me, something shifted in her expression- the usual

her voice surprisingly

nodded respectfully, moving closer to the bed. "Mrs. Winters. I'm glad

an authority that belied her physical state. Her eyes burned with

Olivia when she

aware o

ied notes of

Olivia's nervous gaze shifting between us. Her wolf's scent carried of

about?" Olivia asked, her emerald eyes searching her mother's face. Her hands fidgeted