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"It's a promise," he said solemnly.

A rare smile touched my lips. He was trying to connect with Lily's memory, and the gesture

meant more than he could know.

(Lucas's POV)

| drove Olivia back to her cottage in Maple Grove, parking close to her door. Though reluctant

to leave her alone, | respected her need for space.

"I won't do anything foolish again," she assured me, correctly reading my concern. "You're

right. If | haven't avenged Lily, how can | face her?"

Relief loosened the tension in my shoulders. "My phone is on for you day and night. You can callanytime,

anytime!" | emphasized, needing her to understand my commitment.

"Okay," she replied softly, her emerald eyes reflecting gratitude that made my chest tighten.

"Good night," | said, reluctant to part from her.

"Good night," Olivia responded, her voice stronger than it had been in days.

| waited until she locked the door before turning to leave, my resolve hardening. | wouldn't let

this fragile woman slip away again.

(Ethan's POV)

The Maybach purred quietly as | parked beneath Olivia's cottage in Maple Grove. My hands gripped the steering

wheel tightly, knuckles white with tension.

| wanted to go to her, to apologize, to explain that | hadn't known the donor kidney had been meant for Lily. But

what difference would it make?

The result remained unchanged: | had secured preferential treatment for Emma, leading

directly to my own daughter's death.

The weight of this knowledge crushedmore thoroughly than any physical blow. My wolf howled in anguish

within me, the pain almost unbearable.

stayed in my car for hours, watching the light in Olivia's window, unable to summon the courage to face her.

What could | possibly say to the woman whose child | had unwittingly

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helped to kill?

Eventually, | drove back to my residence, my heart heavier than it had ever been.

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In my private quarters, | reached for the strongest alcohol | possessed, pouring glass after glass despite knowing

the danger to my werewolf physiology.

The burning liquid did nothing to ease the pain in my chest - a blade twisting in my heart with every breath. As

the night deepened, my body finally rebelled.

Blood rose in my throat as | stumbled onto the balcony. The last thing | remembered was collapsing onto the cold

stone floor, darkness claimingas blood pooled beneath my face.

(Maxwell's POV)

"Alpha Stone?" | called, knocking on the bedroom door. No response.

After three unanswered calls to his phone, concern had drivento check on him personally.

The door was unlocked, the bedroom empty.

| spotted him through the open balcony doors. "Alpha!"

Ethan lay unconscious on the Stone Residence Balcony, blood pooled around his head. The

stench of alcohol and blood filled the air.

My fingers trembled slightly as | checked his pulse - weak but present. | immediately called Dr. Harold Bennett,

the Stone family's personal healer for over twenty years.

"It's the Alpha," | said tersely. "Unconscious, blood loss, alcohol poisoning. Prepare the

medical den immediately."

Within the hour, Ethan lay pale and weak in a private room at the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den. Dr. Bennett

worked efficiently, his experienced hands preparing healing salves and

medicinal infusions.

"Will he recover?" | asked quietly.

Dr. Bennett nodded grimly. "Physically, yes. But this goes beyond the body. His wolf is in

turmoil."

| stood guard by the door, watching over my Alpha as he drifted between consciousness and

oblivion.

(Ethan's POV)

Through the haze of pain, memories surfaced - fragments of a life before Victoria's return.

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Olivia's gentle hands supportingafter I'd chintoxicated from a pack gathering.

Her patience as | growled irritably at her concern.

Lily's small fingers trying to wipe my forehead with a cool cloth. "Daddy sick?" she had asked, her emerald eyes -

so like her mother's - wide with worry.

| had pushed her away harshly. "Leavealone!"

The hurt in her tiny face hauntednow. Tears had filled her eyes, but she hadn't cried. Even

at four, she had learned that Daddy didn't like tears.

Olivia had sent her to bed, then returned with special healing tea, massaging my temples until

| fell asleep.

| longed to relive those moments, to treat my wife and daughter with the kindness they

deserved. To undo my mistakes, to prevent Lily's death and Olivia's despair.

But tmoved only forward, carrying the weight of my failures with it. (Maxwell's POV)

Ethan's eyes fluttered open, immediately seekingout. "Maxwell."

"I'm here, Alpha," | responded, moving closer to his bedside.

His voice was weak but the authority unmistakable. "Call Olivia."

| hesitated, remembering her last words to him. But a direct order from my Alpha couldn't be

ignored.

| stepped into the hallway, dialing her number. She answered on the third ring. "Mrs. Winters, Alpha Stone is in

the medical den. He's asking for you."

Her response was cold and flat. "Is he dead? Callback when he's dead."

The call ended abruptly. | returned to Ethan's room, dreading his reaction. "Mrs. Winters says she's busy..." |

offered weakly.

Pain flashed across his face before he masked it with a nod. "Of course. She has her own life

now."

| updated him on pack business matters, grateful when he seemed to focus on the reports. Suddenly, his head

turned sharply toward the window.

(Ethan's POV)

Movement outside caught my attention. | turned toward the glass, suddenly alert despite my

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weakness.

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Through it, | spotted a familiar figure entering the medical facility. Olivia, carrying

her Thermal

Food Container, her chestnut hair catching the morning light.

A spark of hope ignited within me. She had cafter all.