spanng="EN"(God’s POV)

    spanng="EN"“Aurora, Aurora,” Olivia called her daughter’s name anxiously. When the therapist took the pup from her arms, her tiny body burned like fire in her embrace.

    spanng="EN"The caregiver, Nora, immediately called Matthew Kane through their pack bond. Within minutes, a dozen medical experts arrived for a consultation.

    spanng="EN"When Theodore Redgrave arrived, he was met with the sight of the emergency room swarmed by specialists. An immense panic instantly gripped his heart.

    spanng="EN"He pushed aside a healer, his face contorted in anguish. His gaze met Olivia ckwood’s frigid eyes.

    spanng="EN"In that moment, the blood that had frozen in his veins began to flow again. Terrified, Olivia’s hands and feet went numb.

    spanng="EN"Her voice trembled as she snapped at him, “Get out!”

    spanng="EN"Theodore looked at the tiny, suffering Aurora on the bed. His head bodyguard Captain Ryker pulled him away.

    spanng="EN"He copsed onto a metal bench, the wave of panic receding. It left him breathless and weak.

    spanng="EN"The image of the small, feverish, and struggling pup shed through his mind. He couldn’t understand why seeing Matthew’s daughter in pain caused him such profound agony.

    spanng="EN"“Alpha, what should we do with ra Thorne?” Captain Ryker’s voice broke his train of thought.

    spanng="EN"“Send her back,” he ordered.

    spanng="EN"Just then, another group entered the area. Matthew Kane, apanied by Beta Tristan, strode into the emergency room.

    spanng="EN"He gently pulled Olivia out, holding her close. “Let the healers work,” he whispered,forting her.

    spanng="EN"Olivia pushed him away, and he released her, She leaned against the emergency room door, unwilling to move an inch.

    spanng="EN"Aurora had been frail since birth. This sudden, persistent fever terrified her.

    spanng="EN"She trembled with fear. Matthew stood before her, his voice low and soothing.

    spanng="EN"“She might have just caught a chill ying by the shore. Don’t be so anxious.”

    spanng="EN"He reached for her hand. She tried to pull away, but he held it firmly.

    spanng="EN"At that moment, Theodore’s ice–cold voice cut through the air, “Let go of her.”

    spanng="EN"Ignoring the pack enforcers who moved to intercept him, Theodore walked directly towards them. A single look from Matthew halted the enforcers.

    spanng="EN"Gamma te stepped in to block Theodore. “She doesn’t want you holding her,” Theodore repeated.

    spanng="EN"“Let go of her.”

    spanng="EN"Olivia, her attention entirely fixed on the emergency room, was oblivious to their conflict. Matthew released her hand, only to pull her into a full embrace.

    spanng="EN"She sagged against him, her head resting on his shoulder. Tears streamed from her red–rimmed eyes.

    spanng="EN"“It’s all my fault, I didn’t take good care of her,” she muttered to herself.

    spanng="EN"“It’s not your fault, don’t worry, everything will be fine,” Matthew gently patted her back.

    spanng="EN"Gamma Joric quietly told Theodore, “Alpha Redgrave, now is not the time to speak with our Luna.”

    spanng="EN"Theodore’s heart twisted with a sharp, piercing pain. He watched another Alphafort the woman he loved, powerless to do anything but stand and watch.

    spanng="EN"Soon, a healer emerged with good news. “Alpha King, Luna, the pup’s fever has broken.”

    spanng="EN"He exined that it was gastroenteritis caused by undercooked seafood. She could be discharged in the morning if the fever didn’t return.

    spanng="EN"Olivia rushed inside. Meanwhile, Leo, who had been waiting for his father to pick him up from the infirmary, arrived at the emergency area.

    spanng="EN"He saw his mother tenderly caring for Aurora. She wiped her forehead, pressed her own against the pup’s, and gently wrapped her in a nket.

    spanng="EN"He suddenly recalled the scene from his childhood when she had cared for him, gently stroking his head, with tears falling on his face. But back then, he hadn’t cherished her, thinking she was too strict with him, and he had said many hurtful words that deeply wounded her.

    spanng="EN"Leo’s painful tears welled up in his eyes, and his heart ached with immense sorrow.

    spanng="EN"He longed to run into his mother’s arms. But he knew he couldn’t interrupt.

    spanng="EN"Matthew entered the room, giving Leo a brief nce before approaching Olivia. He leaned down and ced a natural, gentle kiss on her hair.

    spanng="EN"The gesture was reminiscent of how Theodore used to be. He took her hand, softly rying the healer’s diagnosis and urging her not to worry.

    spanng="EN"Olivia pulled her hand away and continued tending to Aurora. As she did, she looked over at Leo.

    spanng="EN"Seeing the tears in his mother’s eyes, he ran to her and hugged her. “Mom, sister will be okay,” he whispered.

    spanng="EN"As he held her, her hand brushed against the ne he wore. Her expression instantly turned to ice and fury.

    spanng="EN"With a sharp tug, she broke the pendant. A tiny ck device–a tracking device–fell out.

    spanng="EN"Her face a mask of rage, she stormed out of the room. She confronted Theodore, who had been watching with a flicker of hope.

    spanng="EN"“p!” The sound echoed as she struck him across the face.

    spanng="EN"She threw the device at him. “Theodore Redgrave, you used Leo to spy on me! You’re incorrigible!” she shrieked.

    spanng="EN"She pulled out her phone to call the pack enforcers.

    spanng="EN"“Don’t!” Leo cried, throwing himself in front of his father.

    spanng="EN"“Mom, it’s mine, please don’t take Dad away!” He spoke this lie with his eyes closed.

    spanng="EN"Olivia stared at her son, her eyes filled with a sorrow so deep. It was as if she had lost something irretrievable.

    spanng="EN"He hugged her, feeling the same devastating loss. But she pushed him away.

    spanng="EN"“I never want to see either of you again,” she said, her voice hollow. She threw the rest of the ne to the ground and swayed.

    spanng="EN"She nearly fell before Matthew caught her. He spoke gently into her ear, “Leo is just a pup. The device wasn’t his.”

    spanng="EN"His words miraculously softened her gaze. Leo’s aching heart eased slightly as he looked at Matthew.

    spanng="EN"A new thought took root: Matthew was a good uncle. He wished, just for a moment, that he could be his son, like Aurora.

    spanng="EN"He nced at his father, who could only watch in sad defeat. Matthew guided Olivia back toward the room. Before Olivia could enter the emergency room, a familiar voice suddenly came from outside. She looked over, her eyes widening in astonishment.

    spanng="EN"The she–wolf was being held back by the pack enforcers. ra Thorne knelt on the floor, facing her.

    spanng="EN"She screamed, “Sister, please let me go! I’m not well, I’m really not well, I’m going to die…”