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My eyes fluttered open, a splitting headache pounding against my skull. The sedative hadn't

keptunder for long. | found myself lying on the large bed in the master bedroom of

Imperial Gardens, the familiar ceiling coming into focus above me.

Memories of the previous night crashed through my mind like violent waves. Victoria at Lily's

grave. The black dog blood splashing across my daughter's tombstone. The ancient

talismans meant to curse my baby's spirit.

White-hot hatred surged through my veins. | was about to sit up when Ethan's voice drifted in from the balcony.

"Don't be afraid," he said softly into his phone. "Last night was an accident. It won't happen

again."

My body froze. | knew exactly who he was talking to.

"I've arranged for bodyguards to protect you," he continued, his voice gentle in a way it never was with me

anymore. "She won't have a chance to hurt you and Emma again."

His voice dropped lower, and | couldn't make out his next words. But I'd heard enough.

Bodyguards. For Victoria. The woman who had killed my daughter and desecrated her grave.

A crushing sense of powerlessness washed over me. The boulder pressing on my heart grew heavier, almost

suffocating me. | couldn't touch Victoria now. | couldn't make her pay for what

she'd done to Lily.

Tears welled up in my eyes and silently slid down my cheeks. | was truly helpless against

Victoria Frost.

| heard Ethan end his call and step back into the bedroom. Just as his footsteps approached

the bed, his phone rang again.

"Maxwell," he answered. "What is it?"

"Alpha King, it's all arranged," Maxwell Chen's voice cthrough clearly. "Luna

Winters will be very touched when she sees it."

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"Good," Ethan replied, his tone softening slightly.

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| kept my back to him, pretending to be asleep. Through barely-open eyes, | saw him glance atbefore turning

away.

"After today, she should understand that my compensation to Lily isn't just empty words," he murmured, more to

himself than to Maxwell. "In the future, she won't target Victoria and

Emma for Lily's sake anymore."

He ended the call and left the room without another word.

Compensation? For Lily? What was he planning? Whatever it was, it wouldn't bring my

daughter back. It wouldn't punish the woman who had stolen her chance at life. My phone rang, startling me

from my thoughts. | reached for it on the bedside table, my

movements sluggish.

"Ms. Winters?" A soft female voice cthrough the speaker. "Do you have tto cby

today?"

It was my psychiatrist, Dr. Rebecca Winters-no relation, despite the shared surname. She

specialized in emotional trauma among werewolves.

"I noticed you should have finished your medication yesterday," she continued.

"You missed your scheduled appointment, and I'm concerned."

| closed my eyes, suddenly remembering. Without those pills, my emotions would

becincreasingly unstable. Grief was difficult enough to manage with

medication; without it, patients prone to negative emotions could spiral dangerously out of control.

"Yes," | replied, my voice hoarse. "I'll cin today."

After hanging up, | forced myself out of bed. My body felt heavy, as if gravity had doubled overnight. | washed

quickly, changed my clothes, and drove to the psychiatrist's office.

Dr. Winters examinedwith concern in her eyes. "You're not in good condition, Olivia."

| stared at the prescription she handed me. More pills to numb the pain, to keep

me

functioning.

"You should find an outlet for venting," she suggested gently. "Find friends or family you trust.

Talk to them more. Don't carry everything alone."

Her words echoed in my mind. Friends? Family? Who did | have left?

"You've been depressed for too long," she continued. "You're like a tightly stretched string

reaching its limit. If you don't relax, you'll collapse.”

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"l understand," | murmured, taking the medicine. "Thank you."

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Instead of returning home, | drove to the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den. There was only one person | could think of

who might listen without judgment-even if she couldn't respond.

Who could | tell about Victoria killing Lily? | had no relatives; my adoptive mother had passed away years ago.

My only true friend, James Knight, was in closed training for an upcoming race. | couldn't burden him with this.

James had loved Lily like his own daughter. If he knew Victoria had deliberately killed her, he

would certainly go after her. And if he harmed Victoria, Ethan would destroy him. James

wouldn't just lose his chance at next year's championship; he might never race again.

Racing was James's dream. | couldn't implicate him.

As for Lucas Blackwood, our relationship was merely a pretense. We weren't close enough for

such confidences.

So | carried the burden alone. The remorse for failing Lily, the burning need for justice, the

resentment toward Ethan's blindness and Victoria's viciousness-it all pressed down on me

like a physical weight.

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The psychiatrist had askedto find someone to help relieve my nearly collapsing emotions.

The only person | could think of was Matriarch Evelyn Stone, who lay unconscious in the

medical den.

She was one of the few people who had protected and loved me. And because she was in a

coma, | didn't have to worry about her being upset by learning that Victoria had killed Lily.

| parked my car at the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den and went directly to Matriarch Evelyn's

ward. The elderly woman remained motionless, her breathing steady but shallow. Margaret Shepherd looked up

as | entered. Her kind face creased with concern when she saw

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"Ms. Winters, did you not sleep well because you were worried about the matriarch?" she

asked. "I'm here to care for her, you needn't worry."

"I'm fine," | forced a smile. "I just miss her. I'll sit with her for a while."

| hesitated, then added, "Mrs. Shepherd, may | speak to Matriarch Stone alone for

a moment?"

Understanding flickered in her eyes. "Of course! | actually have something to

attend to. I'll leave the matriarch in your care."

She patted my hand gently. "I'll ask the security detail to keep watch and ensure

no one

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disturbs you."

"Thank you, Mrs. Shepherd."

She smiled lovingly at me, then left the ward with the nursing assistant, instructing

the

security guards to maintain position outside.