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tate, I pressed my palm tightly against the check in my inn

the crunch of its heavy tires on the wet

ave of top-tier Alpha dominance spilled out, making

lower and broke into a brisk jog, rushing straight out the i

id I stop by a streetlamp, bending over with my hands o

flagged down an empty cab at th

ack Heali

minutes later, the car stopped at the hospital entrance. I paid the d

to the marble surface in front

lars. Pay off Eugenie Holde

n the check, her arrogant expression vanishing in

den. I'll process thi

eys, my jaw tightened at how fast mon

on his way to administer the injection," she said

let out the breath I had been h

the hall, splashed freezing tap water onto my pale face, and wrung

respected Pack Doctor, was standing by the bed, slowly pushing a

he tight lines around her eyes softened as the medicin

t the room, I stepped up to the mattress and

w, Mom. The m

s weakly, her voice b

.. how did you get your father

ibs, and I quickly looked do

of the pack reporters and tank his company's sto

st. Right then, the family member at the next bed turned up the volume on the

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we turned into the Holden driveway, I liste

eras were deliberately looped early this m

mouth to speak when a faint, unmistakable trace of

ue eyes narrowing as my inner wolf le

the

vel. Without waiting for the guard to open my door, I shoved it open myself a

d taillights of a yellow cab were

g the shoulders of my tailored suit as I breathed

shed the cedarwood trace completely away. I slammed my fist into the fr

hrough the puddles before Emilee ran up

'll catch a chill standi

stench of cheap floral perfume hit my nose agai

her reach and glared down

away f

andle as tears pooled in her eyes. Without giving her another glance, I t

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