All Chapters of Initiated by my Alpha Stepbrother's Mark: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

Kaireens PovI thought it was just an ordinary human who got attacked by a rogue wolf or maybe someone suffering from a regular animal bite that we could treat quickly and send home with antibiotics and instructions to rest. I was already mentally preparing the speech I would give about keeping the wound clean and watching for signs of infection as I pushed through the double doors into trauma room one with Adele right behind me, both of us moving fast, my heart still racing from the sprint down the corridor.But the moment I stepped into that room and saw who was lying on the stretcher, everything inside me went cold.Rhia.My best friend Rhia was lying there unconscious, her body limp and her face pale as death, her clothes torn and soaked through with blood, dark red staining her grey tank top and her ripped jeans, and there was so much blood I could not even tell where all of it was coming from at first. Her long dark hair was matted and tangled, spread out across the white sheet

Ronan's Pov Kade looked like hell standing there in the hallway outside the trauma room with Rhia's blood still drying on his expensive black shirt, his face drawn and pale, his grey eyes haunted in a way that made him look weak and vulnerable and nothing like the arrogant billionaire I remembered from before everything went to shit between us. His hands were shaking slightly where they hung at his sides and he kept glancing back at the door to the room where Kaireen was working on his sister like he wanted to go back in there and make sure she was still breathing.I understood that feeling more than I wanted to admit."Just because we have issues doesn't mean I'm going to forget where my friend's pack is," he said, and his voice was rough and tired. "Especially when it involves wolves messing with my sister. I know this place like the back of my head, Ronan. And it's unfortunate that the first place I thought of coming was here, but your sister is the best doctor I know. She helpe

Ronan's Pov Evander leaned back in the chair and his pale blue eyes moved between me and Kade like he was assessing how much he could say, and when he spoke again his voice had that casual tone that people used when they thought they were about to say something reasonable."This is about Kaireen, actually," he said, and immediately both Kade and I went still, our attention zeroing in on him completely. "About our upcoming marriage and some concerns I have regarding her current responsibilities."My wolf stirred in my chest, uneasy, sensing something wrong before Evander even finished his sentence, and I could feel my muscles tensing, my hands gripping the armrest of the couch harder than necessary."What concerns?" I asked, keeping my voice level even though every instinct I had was screaming at me that I was not going to like whatever came out of his mouth next.Evander smiled that polite diplomatic smile that royals learned from birth, the one that was supposed to put people at eas

Kaireen's Pov"What kind of things?""He wants you to quit being a doctor," he said bluntly. "After you get married. He thinks you should give up your practice, stop treating patients, stop all your medical work so you can focus on being his Luna full-time."The words hit me like a slap and for a second I could not process them, could not make sense of what he was saying because it was so ridiculous, so outrageous, that my brain refused to accept it as real."He what?" I asked slowly."You heard me," Ronan said, and his voice had gone hard again, angry. "He walked in here and told me and Kade that once you're married you're going to stop all pack activities and medical activities because being a royal Luna is a full-time job. Like you're just going to throw away everything you've worked for, everything you've built, everything you are, just to play decorative wife for him."My wolf snarled in my chest, furious, and I felt my own hands clench into fists at my sides because how dare he,

Kaireen's PovEvander's face twisted into something ugly and arrogant, his pale blue eyes narrowing as he looked at Kade standing there with his fists clenched and his jaw tight, and when he spoke his voice dripped with condescension and royal superiority that made my skin crawl."I wasn't talking to you," he said, his tone sharp and cutting. "I don't even think you have any right to look at me and say those words, given that you're just a mere patient here. This is a private conversation between me and my future Luna, and it has nothing to do with you."The words hung in the air for a second, heavy and insulting, and I felt my wolf snarl in my chest because how dare he, how dare this entitled Lycan prince walk into my clinic and dismiss Kade like he was nothing, like he did not matter, like he was just some random stranger instead of my brother's oldest friend and the brother of the woman I had just saved.I turned to face Evander fully and took a step toward him, my hands clenched a