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ing room. Outside, in the tense silence of

s of the medical staff died instantly. Everyone straightened their shoulders and

hall, a tall, imposing figure mo

g, Evande

d dark suit that looked more like lethal armor. His piercing blue ey

is deep, resonant voice l

aining Candace's condition and the fact

a dangerous, unreadable flicker passed through his eyes. He

nna burst into the hallway. He looked flustered and annoyed;

shameless harlot! Who told you to co

atrically. "I was just worried about

epping in front of Hanna. "She's my girl

trash here while your grandmother is dying, and the

ackled wit

lte

a shout. But it carried the full, c

ering in sheer terror. A sheen of sweat broke out on his forehead.

tal, not a stage for your pathetic domestic dramas. If you can

inated, reduced to nothing by a single sentence. He wanted to argue, but the Alpha's power held him in a c

red light above the OR

e surgical mask from my face. I was bone-tired, but a

" I announced. "The blockag

er the hallway. Beverly rushed for

, my eyes traveled do

stop

e shadows. And his eyes-those impossibly blue, sho

m. The scent of cold ced

nt hours mending in another's ch

ssed in that filthy stall... was Evande