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The Ex-Luna's Return: No Longer His Doormat ~ 121
~ 121 ~~ Third-Person POV ~The afternoon sun cast long shadows across the Red Moon pack hospital grounds as Nick finished football practice. Slinging his sports bag over one shoulder and tucking his worn leather football under his arm, he headed straight toward the main medical building to see his mother.Before making his way up to Liliana’s office, however, Nick decided to take a detour toward the recovery ward. He wanted to check in on Elder Edmund. Over the past few weeks, the friendly old man had become a familiar, comforting presence to the boy, often sharing stories while waiting for Aron during her medical studies.Nick found Edmund sitting near the sunlit indoor patio, looking much better after his recent treatment."Hey, Elder Edmund!" Nick greeted brightly, jogging over.Edmund’s weathered face lit up with a warm, wrinkled smile. "Ah, young Nicholas. Good to see you, boy. Fresh from the field, I see?""Yup! Just finished practice," Nick said, holding up his football.The
The Ex-Luna's Return: No Longer His Doormat ~ 120
~ 120 ~~ Mia ~After Elder Edmund and Aron left the office, the silence settled back over the room. I stood by my desk, rubbing my temples as a lingering headache throbbed behind my eyes. Ryker's outburst had been completely unacceptable, and the bitter taste of it still lingered in the air."Dr. Quinn?" a nurse's voice called softly from the doorway, breaking my thoughts."Yes?" I looked up, lowering my hand."The afternoon surgical prep is ready whenever you are," she said, holding a clipboard against her chest."Thank you. I'll be right out," I replied, forcing my professional composure back into place.I picked up my chart folder, checked the patient notes one last time, and stepped out into the hallway. The rest of the afternoon passed in a blur of sterile lights, surgical masks, and precise movements in the operating theater. Keeping my hands busy was the only way to keep my mind from wandering back to the chaos of the morning.Shortly afterward, as I washed my hands at the scr
The Ex-Luna's Return: No Longer His Doormat ~ 119
~ 119 ~~ Mia ~Alexander's expression darkened instantly, the shadow of pure anger crossing his handsome face.I stood frozen near my desk, completely shocked that Ryker would say something so harsh and disrespectful to an Alpha he had literally met face to face for the very first time. It was uncharacteristically cruel, crossing a line that no Red Moon leader should ever cross inside a pack hospital.Alexander took a slow, deliberate step forward, his jaw clenched tight. He looked straight at Ryker, his voice dropping into a low, dangerous growl. "You can insult me all you want, Alpha. You can question my intentions, and you can throw whatever childish tantrums you like. But you have zero right to drag my father into our argument."I was equally shocked. I had never expected Ryker to speak that way to an elderly man, let alone someone who was currently one of my vulnerable patients.The heat rushed to my cheeks, and I finally lost my temper, slamming my hand down on the edge of my d
The Ex-Luna's Return: No Longer His Doormat ~ 118
~ 118 ~ ~ Mia ~I pushed past the corner of the corridor out of breath, my heart hammering from the stairwell I'd taken when the elevator swallowed Ryker whole.The scene hit me before I'd fully rounded the bend. Ryker stood planted outside my office door, shoulders squared, radiating the cold, dangerous stillness of a wolf a breath away from lunging. And facing him, unbothered on the surface but with a tightness in his jaw I was learning to read, was Alexander."...do you not understand the word no?" Ryker was snarling, stepping into Alexander's space."I'm here for my father's medical appointment, Alpha," Alexander answered, his voice even, deliberately low. "Elder Edmund has a follow-up scheduled this morning. I came early to drop off his files from Silverleaf.""Convenient," Ryker said, the word dripping with ice.I didn't hear whatever Alexander said next, because my eyes had already caught the thing that turned my blood cold. Doors up and down the corridor were cracking open. A
The Ex-Luna's Return: No Longer His Doormat ~ 117
~ 117 ~~ Mia ~The bright morning sun filtered through the mountain mist as Ryker's car idled quietly outside our home. He always drove Nick to school first, and whenever his schedule allowed, he would drop me off at the hospital right after.As I zipped up my boots by the front door, I looked up at him with an amused, knowing smile. "You know I can drive myself to the clinic, right? You don't have to rearrange your entire morning."Ryker let out an exaggerated sigh, shaking his head. "You complain more than anyone I know, Lili. You're entirely too troublesome," he muttered.Yet, even as he complained about how difficult I was, his hands were already moving. He scooped up my white lab coat and my leather bag from the entryway bench, slinging them over his shoulder as though taking care of me was the most natural thing in the world.I couldn't help the small smile that tugged at my lips.At that exact moment, my phone chimed sharply with an incoming text message from the coffee table.
The Ex-Luna's Return: No Longer His Doormat ~ 116
~ 116 ~~ Mia ~I stared down at the small piece of paper resting on the floor. Slowly, I stood up from the sofa, walked over, and picked it up.I unfolded it. Written in neat, masculine handwriting were a few simple words: ‘I overstepped, and I am truly sorry. May I have five minutes to explain?’I stood in the center of the quiet office for a long moment, staring at the note. The anger that had burned so fiercely just minutes before had cooled into a tired ache, leaving me exhausted. I let out a long, slow breath and walked to the door, pulling it open.Alexander was standing just a few feet away, leaning against the opposite wall with his hands in his pockets. When the door clicked open, he straightened up immediately, his dark eyes searching my face with cautious uncertainty."You're still here," I said, my voice flat."I didn't want to leave things like that," Alexander replied quietly, stepping forward. "Can I come in?"I hesitated, then stepped aside, letting him walk into the
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