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he door bowed slightly. "We hav

ad from the file o

ck has reached the border. They say

od up. "

delegation. They only

draped it over his shoulde

e armchair in the corner of the room, I set the lab repor

lly healed," I said, slipping my pen back into my lab coat pocket. "I've really neglected th

k was turned to me. He stood there for a few seconds, the

gument. "You're not going anywhere. We are going to have a pr

ed as I watched him leave, shrugged, and walked down the hospital'

k healers were looking at me helplessly,

re strains the kidneys. I am telling you for the fourth time, you will only give the kids whose fevers have broke

logies," the elderly heale

ive glass doors at the other e

pital's administrative wing. Cole was leading the way. R

t off like a knife t

es widened in shock. When Chloe noticed him hesitate and turned her

the direction Ethan wa

"Our pack's chief of medicine, Dr. Ava. Our miracle

ked at that

. I instantly squeezed the plastic tight, my knuckles turning white as I ruthlessly crushed the weakness before anyone could notice. I forced my face into a com

tes," I said coolly, turning my bac

y a single

AN'

llway, it felt like all the air

v

ust collapsed. I thought she couldn't make it without me, that she'd come

e was as unshakeable as steel. She didn't tremble when she saw me. She didn't

t. But today was the first t

k spoke of Ava, his voice carried a damn tone of possession. My inner Alpha screamed at the top of its lungs. She was mine

an? Are yo

Chloe's fingers wrap around my arm, but beside Ava's sha

my voice didn't waver. "It's surprising that an ou

never leaving mine. "Not last names

ed. Not at me. At th

saw her truly laugh. And I realized t

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'S

l. I took a deep breath. Seeing Ethan had instantly dumped all those toxic memories

ding. The door to the meeting room was slightly ajar. I hesitated

e," Ethan was saying. "I heard you barely survived a serious outbreak in yo

e replied. "Your herbs and prayers would h

Head Nurse Nina burst

ts are in. The final dose of the antidote Dr. Ava administered was a complete s

Dr. Ava I am grateful to her on beh

ack in the door. Ethan was gripping the pen on

rying to swallow a defeat. "She seems to have been successful. But how much

agree with him? My old pack had thrown me away the second I became incon

old. "She is the heart of this pack. And questioning her skill or loyalty on

e moment they saw me, Chloe practically jogged toward the exit. Ethan, however, s

s clenched tight, the veins in his neck bulging. The burning

d on Cole, and walked p

energy radiating off Cole was sucking the oxygen out of the room. He walked a

as dangerous as a roar. "Tell me the truth, Ava. I u

understan

losed completely. "Why was that man, the great leader of the Crescent Pack, looking at you

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rough the doors,

e his eyes off

n is refusi

htened. "What

lway stretched for three agonizing seconds befor

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