Outside the patient’s room, the family was in a heated dispute with Seraphina, though no one knew why.
When Aria arrived at the scene, she heard Seraphina’s distressed voice.
Pushing through the crowd, she saw Kane shielding Seraphina protectively, his Alpha instincts in full force. He had intercepted. a family member’s hand mid–swing before it could strike Seraphina, who cowered fearfully in his arms with a pitiful expression that seemed to trigger every protective nerve in Kane’s body.
The family member intimidated by Kane’s imposing Alpha presence, the sheer power radiating from him making every instinctively back down. “Who…Who are you?” he stammered.
Kane pushed the man back firmly with controlled Alpha strength. “Can’t we resolve this without violence?”
“Ask her!” The man pointed angrily at Seraphina. “My son just survived major surgery, and this doctor had the nerve to call his wound disgusting during rounds! If she can’t handle it, she shouldn’t be a doctor!”
“That’s not what happened,” Seraphina protested tearfully, looking up at Kane with eyes that shimmered with subtle magical influence. “I felt nauseous because of something I ate this morning, not because of the patient.”
Kane nodded. “I’ll handle this.”
He turned to the man, his Alpha command making him automatically want to submit. “She was genuinely unwell, not being disrespectful. I’ll cover all hospitalization expenses to make up for it.”
The offer immediately diffused the tension, and the man reluctantly returned to the patient’s room, muttering about bad luck and strange doctors.
“I’m sorry for causing trouble, Kane,” Seraphina said with heartfelt concern. “You didn’t have to intervene.”
Kane’s expression softened slightly. “Your safety was what mattered.”
“Ms. Cross, is Alpha Ravencrest your mate?” someone asked.
Seraphina lowered her eyes demurely, playing the role perfectly. “No, don’t talk nonsense…”
“Come on, you two look perfect together!” The onlookers joined in teasing.
As the crowd laughed, Kane’s amber gaze found Aria’s across the room.
Aria’s heart clenched painfully when their eyes met, the mate bond pulling at her chest with physical force.
There stood her Alpha, the picture of compatibility with another female werewolf.
She didn’t belong here.
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His Rejected Luna Queen: From Pack Doctor to Moon Goddess
