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Chapter 322

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James accepted this with a shrug. "That's alright. Knowing I'm helping someone is enough."

He picked up the pen, his russet-brown wolf at peace with the decision. Just as the pen touched paper, the glass door swung open

Alpha King Ethan Stone entered, his dominant wolf presence instantly filling the room. Both James and I bristled with hostility, our wolves instinctively defensive.

"I need to speak with you before any signatures are made," Ethan announced, ignoring our coldness.

James set down the pen, his hazel eyes narrowing. "What do you want, Stone?"

Ethan's amber gaze shifted between us, his expression uncharacteristically vulnerable. "The recipient is Emma Frost.”

The words hit me like a physical blow, Emma-Victoria's daughter. The girl who had benefited from Lily's suffering.

"I couldn't let you make this sacrifice without knowing who would benefit," Ethan continued, his voice strained. "Nor could I bear to deceive Olivia again. My wolf couldn't stomach another betrayal of my mate."

James recoiled as if slapped. "Emma Frost?" he repeated, disgust evident in his voice.

His russet-brown wolf hackles raised beneath his skin. With a swift motion, he tore the agreement in half.

to Emma Frost? Never in this life!" he declared, grabbing my arm and pulling me toward the

my

eyes icy with hatred. Emma's fate y snarled

the corridor, James leaned against

manipulative bitch's daughter," he muttered, running a hand through his dark hair. "Moon above, what a disaster

"For once, the Alpha King did the right thing. Victoria would have used

miss. "Let's get

you mean he withdrew?" I demanded, clutching my phone so tightly my

not

last bargaining chip, my shield against collapse in pack

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my face. "What have you done?" I sobbed when he answered. "Why did you

him the truth?"

told him. But don't worry, I'm

donor. I won't

scream at him, to rage against his betrayal, but I knew that

myself to sound composed.

keep this from Emma for now. She's old enough to understand death, even as a young

up, I wiped away my tears and wheeled myself back to Emma's room. My wolf's movements were predatory even from my

pale face, I felt no pity-only calculation. I gently shook her

blonde hair.

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