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~ 22: Hailey
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The Ex-Luna's Return: No Longer His Doormat ~ 26: I saw Mom
~ 26 ~~ Darian ~A stunned silence fell over the trauma bay.Even Fanny stopped her rhythmic sniffing, lowering her handkerchief to stare at my Beta.For ten years, Kade had been the steady, immovable rock of East Lake's leadership. While other young wolves cycled through seasonal flings and political courtships, Kade had remained stubbornly, almost monastically solitary. He believed in the old lore — in the absolute, unyielding perfection of the Goddess's design.And now, standing in a brightly lit hospital corridor, his entire body was vibrating with the shock of that design snapping shut."You found her?" I took a step forward, genuine warmth breaking through my exhaustion. I gripped his shoulder, squeezing hard. "Kade... that's incredible. Where is she? Who is she?"Kade’s jaw tightened. The wonder in his eyes curdled into a sudden, agonizing helplessness. He looked away, his throat working convulsively."She ran," Zed spat, crossing his arms in disgust. "Or rather, the arrogant
The Ex-Luna's Return: No Longer His Doormat ~ 25: Fanny is Family
~ 25 ~~ Darian ~The reports on my desk were three days behind, but I couldn't focus on a single line.Kade sat in the leather chair across from me, tapping a pen against his tablet with an irregular, maddening rhythm. We were supposed to be reviewing the northern perimeter sensor upgrades, but my mind kept drifting back to the restaurant. To the woman with Mia's profile getting into a luxury car. To the antique fountain pen resting inside my breast pocket.My phone buzzed on the blotter.The screen lit up with a familiar name: Fanny.Kade stopped tapping. He raised an eyebrow, letting out a long, theatrical exhale through his nose — the silent, universal language for ‘not again.’I ignored him and reached for the phone. Answering Fanny's calls had become muscle memory over the last five years. It wasn't a choice; it was a reflex born of debt and guilt.Five years ago, during a sensitive diplomatic summit near the southern border, Fanny had accompanied my delegation. I had been pulle
The Ex-Luna's Return: No Longer His Doormat ~ 24: Complicated
~ 24 ~~ Mia ~Kade stopped short, his boots skidding slightly on the tile.His eyes were locked on the exit doors where Hailey’s coat had just disappeared, his chest rising and falling in violent, desperate heaves. The Alpha-command authority he normally carried as East Lake's second-in-command flared around him, pushing out in an instinctive wave to clear his path.I didn't move an inch. Olga met his aura with a cold, immovable wall of pure, ancient dominance that made his breath catch in his throat."Out of my way," Kade demanded, his voice strained and desperate. "You don't understand — that's my mate! I have to talk to her!""Kade Smith," I said, my voice cutting through the lobby like a scalpel.He froze. His gaze snapped down to me, his brow furrowing in sharp surprise."Who are you?" he demanded, looking at the surgical mask covering the lower half of my face, his nostrils flaring as he tried to catch my scent — finding only the rich, unfamiliar fragrance of a powerful foreign
The Ex-Luna's Return: No Longer His Doormat ~ 23: Not My Mate
~ 23 ~~ Mia ~The side exit led toward the reception foyer connecting the emergency wing to the ambulance bay.When I rounded the corner, the scene was already drawing a crowd of nurses and orderlies.Backed hard against the wall near the double glass doors was Hailey.Her posture was wild, defensive, her teeth bared in an involuntary snarl as her wolf pushed close to the surface. Standing less than two feet from her, his broad shoulders cutting off her path of escape, was a tall, dark-haired man in a tailored black suit."Stay the hell away from me!" Hailey shouted, her voice cracking with raw panic. "Who the hell are you? Don't touch me!"I surged forward, every protective instinct I had honed over four years flaring to life. Hailey had pulled me out of my own grave; I would tear apart anyone who threatened her."Lili, wait." Ryker’s arm caught mine, holding me back just enough to step ahead of me. "Let me handle this."Ryker stepped into the space between them, his Alpha presence
The Ex-Luna's Return: No Longer His Doormat ~ 22: Hailey
~ 22 ~~ Mia ~"Hailey. Look at me. What's wrong?"Hailey didn't look up immediately. Her knuckles were white against the plaster, her forehead resting against the cold wall. When she finally turned her face toward us, her pupils were so dilated the golden-brown of her irises was barely a thin ring."I... I don't know," she gasped, pressing a trembling hand over her sternum. "Lili... something's wrong with me."Ryker stepped forward, his warrior instincts flaring, scanning the corridor for a physical threat. "Did someone attack you? Did someone dose you with something?""No," Hailey wheezed, shaking her head frantically. "No one touched me. I was just... I was standing by the nurses' station waiting for the film printouts, and suddenly... my chest. My heart is beating so fast I think it's going to crack my ribs. I can't catch my breath. I feel like... like my blood has been replaced with boiling water."I reached out, my fingers immediately finding the radial pulse at her wrist. It wa
The Ex-Luna's Return: No Longer His Doormat ~ 21: Missing Nick
~ 21~ Mia ~I turned away too fast and walked straight into Ryker's chest."Easy." His hands caught my shoulders. His eyes went past me, down the corridor, to the boy on the bench — and then back to my face. He didn't ask. He just moved half a step sideways, putting his body between me and the bench, like it was nothing."Mama's results are ready," he said, loud enough for the corridor. "The radiologist is waiting. Come on, Doctor."We walked. Past the pharmacy window, away from the emergency department, until the noise faded behind us. Only then did his voice drop."The boy on the bench. Who is he?""Right." I cleared my throat, adjusting the paper mask with shaking fingers. "Yes. Of course. Let's go."If I kept moving, my legs wouldn't remember how badly they wanted to buckle. If I focused on bone densities and distal radial fractures, the image of my son sitting alone would stop burning behind my eyelids.Ryker fell into step beside me. "Who was the boy on the bench, Lili?"The ai
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