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The rhythmic beeping of the hospital monitor kept me anchored to reality as I slowly opened my eyes. Every muscle in my body protested, but instinctively, my hand moved to rest on my stomach.
“The pup,” I murmured, my voice barely audible and quivering with emotion.
“You’re both okay, Alpha Xavien reassured me softly, seated by my side, his hand enveloping mine with a firm grip. “The baby’s safe. But you need to focus on recovering.”
I exhaled shakily, relief cascading over me. Yet, the haunting images of the mall–the sudden grasp, the gunshots–remained vivid.
“What exactly happened?” I croaked, my
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throat dry and raspy.
Alpha Xavien’s expression hardened. “We looked into it. According to the police, it was a robbery. You were in the wrong place at the wrong time, Camille.”
His explanation didn’t sit well with me. Something about the incident seemed… off.
“No, I insisted, shaking my head. “It wasn’t random, Alpha Xavien. It felt deliberate.”
Alpha Xavien scrutinized me, a frown creasing his brow. “What are you suggesting?”
“I’m saying it wasn’t a coincidence,” I
declared firmly. “Someone intended to harm me. I feel certain.”
Alpha Xavien exhaled, his jaw set with
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determinationof’th that’s truly what youbu believe, I’lllensusee’st’s re–investigated. But ut right now, you needed to concentrate on getting betterer!
“I don’t want to be alahane,chconfessed, my voice unsteady.ly.
“You won’t be,” Alpha Xavieiensassured me, leaning in closer. “There are tedoodyguards posted outside your door. Anthi’m here with yyou, always!”
liin the days that followed, timerdragagged by, fifilled with tension and uneasese.
The doctors insisted on keeping mene hhospitalized. My pregnancy was precacianious, naeeding careful monitoring. Alpha Xavierien ssaayed with me constantly, attending to to every need.
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Yet at night, as silence enveloped the room, dread crept back in.
I pondered the baby, the life I had labored to build, and the chaos that unrelentingly trailed
- me.
Alpha Xavien was my anchor, holding my hand when I drifted too far into my thoughts. “We’ll get through this,” he promised, his voice unwavering and comforting.
And I believed in him.
A few days later, one of Alpha Xavien’s staff entered my hospital room.
“We’ve reviewed the CCTV footage from the mall,” he announced, glancing at Alpha Xavien.
“And?” Alpha Xavien queried, his tone sharp.
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The staff member hesitated. “It wasn’t a random act. Audrey was seen in the vicinity, surveilling Luna Camille. We suspect she orchestrated the attack.”
- Panic washed over me, my blood running cold.
“Audrey?” I whispered, my stomach twisting.
“She’s seeking revenge,” the man continued. “It’s clear this transcends money. She intends to harm you, Luna Camille.”
Alpha Xavien rose, his demeanor rigid. “I want her located immediately. Make sure this information reaches the media. She needs to understand she can’t hide.”
The staff member nodded, leaving briskly to execute Alpha Xavien’s directive.
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I sat there, paralyzed, as Alpha Xavien returned to my side.
“Camille,” he said gently, crouching beside me. “I’ll handle this. You don’t need to ⚫ concern yourself.“”
“But I thought it was over,” I confessed, my voice quivering. “I thought Alpha Thomas was the end of it.”
Alpha Xavien clasped my hands tenderly. “She’s desperate. She has nothing to cling to. People like her don’t know how to let go. But she’ll never hurt you. I won’t allow it.”
That evening, a nurse quietly entered the room, carrying a small package.
“This was delivered for you” she explained, setting it down on the bedside table.
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Alpha Xaviericananidekexchanged a wary glance before he carefeffully opened the package. e.
As the lid liftedea, a metallic odor assaulted my senses, turning myrst stomach.
Inside were baby clothebes, stained with blood
A slip of paper accompapanied them, inked in red with a chilling messagege:
YYou ruined me. So I’m going to to take e everything from you.u.
AAudrey
MMy breath hitched, panic seizing gyny chest.
AAlpha Xavien slammed the boxshtituitishis face ddarkwith rage. “Enough,” he growlede Sshe’ll ppay for this.”
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Speechlessssshsat there, my mind spinning, g, fixated on thehalolosed box.
Soon after, the TVM in my hospital room flickered to life. Disistracted, my thoughts ⚫ were still consumedebyby Audrey’s threat.
Until I heard Alpha Kavamien’s name.
“Alpha King Xavien Barnenettensnared in scandal,” the news anchor diedeclared, her tone sharp and dramatic.ic
Il froze, my eyes snapping to thehecscreen.
Images flashed across the televisisionAlpha Xavien smiling, cozying up to a wovoananiwith long, dark hair.
The next photo stopped my heart.rt.
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He was kissing her.
This was no friendly gesture or innocent snapshot. It was intimate, his hand tenderly cradling her face as if she mattered deeply to him.
“No,” I murmured, shaking my head, my pulse racing wildly.
I turned to Alpha Xavien, who sat beside me, his complexion ashen.
“What is this about?” I asked, my voice trembling as I gestured at the screen.
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