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Chapter 5
Kane clearly hadn’t expected her to mention bond severance. His wolf snarled beneath the surface, his expression darkening
further. “I won’t agree to it.”
Aria was taken aback. He refused to break their bond. Could it be his wolf actually wanted her…
He continued, his Alpha command clear, “Elder Ravencrest wouldn’t approve either.”
Then came the sound of the door closing.
Aria stood rooted to the spot, her wolf howling silently in her chest.
How foolish she’d been to entertain even a fleeting hope that his wolf might care.
His refusal had nothing to do with her or their mate bond. It was all about pack politics and Eleanor’s disapproval.
If only he knew Eleanor had already consented.
Their argument left them sleeping in separate rooms that night. By morning, Kane had disappeared before the housekeeper arrived, leaving only his lingering scent.
Aria ate breakfast alone, undisturbed. When the housekeeper emerged from tidying up, she asked, “Luna Aria, why are so many things missing?”
Aria paused.
Even the housekeeper had noticed. Yet Kane hadn’t said a word.
His indifference couldn’t have been clearer.
“I cleared out old things,” Aria replied with a faint smile. “Nothing important.”
The housekeeper asked no more.
At noon, the hospital director called. A critical surgery, a high–risk craniotomy, required her expertise since their usual specialist was away.
Aria rushed to the hospital and scrubbed in. The OR was packed with attending physicians, Seraphina among them.
The metallic tang of blood hung thick in the air, making every wolf in the room tense.
While the other doctors examined the patient’s wounds, Seraphina hung back, visibly nauseated, fighting the urge to gag.
“Dr. Ashworth, you’re here,” the anesthesiologist approached her. “The patient fell from a construction site and was just brought in. He’s unconscious now.”
Aria gasped at the critical condition of the patient.
An approximately eight–inch steel rod had pierced the patient’s skull through his eye. Despite being unconscious, he still had
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vital signs. It was nothing short of a miracle.
Seraphina suppressed her nausea and asked, “Dr. Ashworth, can you really perform this surgery? A slight mistake could cost the patient’s life.”
“If I can’t, can you?”
