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Luna Zara\u2019s voice sharp as glass, \u201cI always thought that Riley\u2019s been using black magic to amplify her wolf\u2019s scent. I\u2019ve seen the signs for weeks. The instability, the surges. She\u2019s playing with fire.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zara reached into her coat and pulled out a sleek silver syringe, the liquid inside swirling with dull blue shimmer. \u201cThat\u2019s why I carried a wolf suppressant shot. knew the day would come when she\u2019d lose control\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alpha Alaric watched the scene unfold, expression unreadable. Then, with a huff of breath, he waved his hand dismissively. \u201cSo what if she\u2019s a white wolf? She\u2019s missing a kidney. Her wolf will always be weaker than the rest-half of what it could be. Barely alive. Hanging by a thread.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was no awe in his voice. No fear. Not even disappointment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just disgust.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake her outside,\u201d Alaric barked. \u201cToss her out. She needs to cool off and wake up from whatever delusions she\u2019s living in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha-please,\u201d Mia begged. \u201cShe\u2019s unconscious. The suppressant will stop her wolf from healing the trauma. If she bleeds out in the cold-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe brought this on herself,\u201d he snapped. \u201cLet her taste the consequences. Maybe next time she\u2019ll think twice before using tricks to fake strength she doesn\u2019t have.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zara and Kael didn\u2019t object.They simply knelt beside Scarlett, brushing her hair back with shaking hands, murmuring soft comforts like they couldn\u2019t even hear the begging behind them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A few guards hauled Riley\u2019s limp body to the door. Cold wind howled through the hall as the estate gates opened. A few minutes later, the sound of her body hitting the wet stone path echoed back into the entryway like thunder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rain poured like liquid knives from the night sky as Riley stumbled out of the Ebonclaw Pack estate. Her legs were barely able to support her weight, her body burning with fever, blood still dripping from the gash on the back of her head where Luna Zara\u2019s blow had landed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The estate gates loomed behind her, silent and cold. No one followed her. No one called out her name.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was discarded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as she reached the edge of the property, the sound of frantic footsteps pulled her from her haze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMiss Riley!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mia, soaked to the bone, her white hair plastered against her wrinkled face, broke through the rain like a ghost of hope. She\u2019d been waiting outside all this time, in the storm, in the cold-because she never once gave up on Riley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the sight of her, Riley\u2019s tears finally broke loose. \u201cMia. I\u2019m sorry\u2026 It\u2019s all my fault\u2026 I dragged you into this\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Mia didn\u2019t waste breath on scolding or pity. She rushed forward, catching Riley just before her knees buckled again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou silly pup,\u201d Mia murmured, her voice hoarse. \u201cYou think I care about consequences when my girl\u2019s bleeding out in the rain?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She crouched, her frail body shaking. \u201cUp. On my back. I\u2019ll get you to a healer. Now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Riley tried to refuse-Mia was too old, too thin-but before she could protest again, Mia had already knelt in the mud, offering herself as a shield against the storm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tears mixed with rain on Riley\u2019s cheeks as she leaned forward and gently wrapped her arms around Mia\u2019s neck.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The old housekeeper rose slowly, every step a battle, every inch forward a war against time and age. The rain battered them from all sides, soaking their clothes, chilling their bones, but Mia refused to fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With her spine bent and feet slipping through the muddy road, she carried Riley down the long path leading away from the Ebonclaw estate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her breath came in shallow gasps, her teeth clenched against the cold.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust a little longer, sweetheart,\u201d she panted. \u201cHold on for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley was slipping again. The fever roared in her blood. Her vision wavered. Her body felt like it was floating-disconnected, heavy, fading.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cars roared past the roadside, their lights gleaming off the rain-slicked asphalt. Mia reached the curb and began waving both arms desperately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease!\u201d she cried. \u201cStop! Someone help us!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But none did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vehicle after vehicle sped past, splashing water across them, drenching them further. Riley\u2019s blood mingled with the dirty puddles, painting the road with streaks of crimson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mia stumbled forward and almost fell, but she gritted her teeth and pushed on, her knuckles white where they clung to Riley\u2019s legs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as her legs began to buckle beneath her, a sleek black Rolls-Royce rolled up to the curb. It came to a smooth, deliberate halt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The rear window lowered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside sat a man whose very presence exuded command. His cold, aristocratic features were barely visible in the shadows, but his silver-gold eyes gleamed through the dark like a predator\u2019s in moonlight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien Duskgrave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Alpha Prince of the Stormridge Pack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His gaze swept over them-first Mia, then the broken girl clinging to her back. Recognition flashed in his eyes when he saw Riley\u2019s bruised and bloodied face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His expression didn\u2019t change. It rarely did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But his door opened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mia practically collapsed in front of him. \u201cPlease, sir-shes dying. Her family has disowned her. She has no one else. You\u2019re the only one who stopped.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien said nothing\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked down at Riley again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her scent hit him like a whisper from the past-wildflowers and ozone, with something deeper buried beneath. Something ancient. Something pure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The White Wolf\u00a0<\/p>\n
He tilted his head, almost curious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without a word, he gave a single nod.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His Beta, Duke, stepped out from the driver\u2019s seat and helped Mia settle Riley gently into the back seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien slid in beside her, watching as her fevered body trembled uncontrollably. Her head lolled against the leather, blood still seeping from the wound beneath her damp hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked nothing like the fierce creature he\u2019d glimpsed at the banquet. And yet\u2026 she was unmistakable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He reached for a blanket stowed beneath the seat and dped it over her shivering form, watching closely as she curled into it with a soft, pained whimper.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDrive,\u201d he said calmly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The engine roared to life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside the car, silence hung heavy, broken only by Riley uneven breathing. Rain battered the windows as they sped toward the hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When they arrived, Riley was immediately rushed into mergency care.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien remained in the shadows of the corridor, his arms crossed, eyes unreadable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mia clung to the nurses, begging them to hurry. Her heart pounded as a doctor finally emerged from the double doors, his scrubs soaked in sweat and urgency.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s lost a dangerous amount of blood and is suffering from severe infection. We need consent to operate. Who\u2019s the legal guardian?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mia hesitated. \u201cI-I\u2019m just her housekeeper\u2026 Can I-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The doctor shook his head. \u201cWe need family. Or a mate bond. Otherwise, she\u2019s legally unaccompanied.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mia\u2019s hands trembled as she pulled out her phone. She tried Kael Vale\u2019s number first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Blocked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then Luna Zara\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Straight to voicemail.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She dialed again-Scarlett, Alaric, even the Ebonclaw Pack front line.\u00a0<\/p>\n
None answered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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14:36 Tue, Dec 30 GGG.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Desperate, she called Kael one last time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He picked up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d he snapped, still nursing the bandage on his forehead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease, Alpha Kacl-Riley\u2019s dying. She\u2019s hemorrhaging. They need consent to operate-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe brought this on herself,\u201d Kael snarled. \u201cI told you, she\u2019s not my responsibility anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The line went dead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mia stood in the hallway, drenched and shaking. She turned to Lucien with tears in her eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease,\u201d she whispered. \u201cSir\u2026 if there\u2019s anything in you that still believes in honor\u2026 please save her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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