Chapter 407

(Olivia's POV)

In the medical center room, Evelyn Winters watched as Lucas Blackwood and I walked in hand in hand. Our mate bond was strengthening with each passing day, and I could feel the warmth of his presence through our growing connection.

"Alpha Blackwood, don't worry me - are those burns serious?" my mother asked, her maternal instincts extending to the Alpha who had risked everything for her daughter.

"Please don't worry, Mrs. Winters. They're just minor burns, nothing that won't heal with proper werewolf recovery time," Lucas replied respectfully, his gray eyes soft with concern. "Are you feeling any pain or discomfort?"

"I'm fine," Evelyn assured him, relief evident in her voice. Her wolf had settled knowing we were all safe.

All three of us had survived the arson attack unharmed. Lucas instructed Thomas Griffin to handle the discharge procedures while Northern Territory Enforcers came to take our statements.

Officer Daniel Brooks entered the room with a grim expression. "The fire was extinguished last night thanks to Captain Jake Morrison's emergency response team. It didn't spread to neighboring residences in Maple Grove."

"Officer, has she been apprehended?" I asked, my emerald eyes flashing with fury. I had detected the scent of gasoline the night before and knew it was arson.

I hadn't expected Victoria to be the perpetrator. The thought of the previous night's danger made my wolf snarl beneath my skin.

confined to a rehabilitation facility,

that she was free and would discover that my mother and I had survived, Victoria would likely not let the matter rest. Evelyn's fragile

but Miss Winters, please be assured that we have issued a

couldn't find peace in his words. Victoria was a mad

had managed to escape and orchestrate an arson attack against us. Now that she had fled and would learn that we

anxiously within me. I feared Victoria's madness

don't worry. Victoria won't have another chance to harm you and

my slightly cold hand and promised in a low voice, his gray eyes darkening

as I looked at Lucas in shock, my wolf immediately alert to the dangerous undertone in his voice. What did he

getting your hands dirty," I said,

low voice. Although I wished I could tear Victoria apart with my own claws, we lived in a society

her maternal instincts flaring. "Alpha Blackwood, you can't be reckless and do anything that would compromise

isn't in my custody," Lucas said, holding my hand tightly as he spoke to

to eliminate the threat, but he was bound by pack law and territorial agreements. He didn't hide anything from us about

revealed that

of

was obvious who had set fire to the Luna' home - the acrid smell gasoline mixed with Victoria's distinctive

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