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"That's none of your concern," | cut him off, my voice leaving no room for further questions.
| moved to step around him, but Maxwell shifted, blocking my path. "Mrs. Winters, please. Alpha Stone is in a
fragile state. He needs you."
A bitter laugh escaped my lips. "Needs me? After everything he's done?" | shook my head. “Tell me, Maxwell, did
he needwhen Lily was dying? Did he needat her funeral?"
Maxwell's eyes dropped to the floor, unable to meet my gaze.
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"That's what | thought," | said, attempting to move past him again.
"Olivia."
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The deep, familiar voice frozein place. | turned slowly to see Ethan standing in the doorway of his room, his
powerful frleaning heavily against the doorframe. His amber eyes, usually so intimidating, now looked
hollow and pained.
Despite his obvious weakness, he pushed away from the door and approachedwith unsteady steps. His
hospital gown did little to diminish his commanding presence, though his pallor and the dark circles under his
eyes spoke of his physical distress.
"Who are you here to see?" he demanded, his voice hoarse but still carrying that unmistakable
Alpha authority.
| lifted my chin defiantly. "That's no longer your concern."
His hand shot out, gripping my wrist with surprising strength for someone in his condition.
"Answer me."
"Let go of me," | hissed, trying to pull away.
"Not until you tellwho you're visiting," he insisted, his amber eyes flashing with a mixture
of pain and jealousy.
| struggled against his grip, the thermal container wobbling precariously in my other hand. "I said let go!"
Our struggle causedto stumble forward, and suddenly | found myself pressed against Ethan's chest, his arms
instinctively wrapping aroundto prevent my fall. He inhaled deeply,
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his nose brushing against my hair as he took in my scent.
Disgust and anger surged through me. How dare he touchlike this after everything he'd done? | drove my
elbow sharply into his stomach, putting all my strength behind the blow.
"Mrs. Winters, no!" Maxwell cried out. "He has a stomach hemorrhage!"
| ignored the warning, completing my strike. Ethan's body jerked in pain, a
strangled gasp escaping his lips as he doubled over. | pushed him away from me, watching coldly as he
staggered back against the wall, one hand clutching his abdomen.
"How dare you touch me," | spat, my voice trembling with fury. "You lost that right long ago."
Ethan's face contorted with pain, but his eyes remained fixed on me. Blood seeped through his fingers where he
clutched his stomach.
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