bChapter /bb177/bb: /bThe Price of Protection

Chapter 177: The Price of Protection

b(/bThird person’s POV)

Pack enforcers and ambnces swiftly arrived at the scene outside Moonrise Grand Restaurant. The two rogue werewolf assants were apprehended by Ravenwood Police Station officers who specialized in

supernatural incidents.

At Harbor City Memorial Hospital, outside the emergency room, Emma Thompson and Jade Mitchell were filled with anxiety and worry about their Alpha–born friend.

Jade paced back and forth in the sterile corridor, her wolf restless with concern. “Olivia will definitely be okay.

definitely be okay…” she muttered repeatedly, her voice breaking with each repetition.

Emma’s expression was solemn, her lips tightly pursed as she leaned against the wall with her eyes

downcast. She remained silent while her enhanced senses strained to detect any news from the operating

room.

The fluorescent lights cast harsh shadows across their worried faces. The antiseptic smell of the hospital

mixed with the scent of fear and desperation that clung to both women.

Soon after, Richard Winters and Natalie Winters rushed over from the Winters Family Estate. Richard’s

ice–blue eyes shed with barely contained fury as his paternal instincts and Alpha authority took control.

“What happened to my daughter?” Richard demanded, his voice carrying the weight of an Alpha’smand.

Emma’s eyes lowered in shame as she struggled to find her voice. “Alpha Winters, I’m so sorry. Olivia was

shot in the chest with a silver bullet.”

Her voice strained with guilt and remorse. “It’s uncertain whether the projectile struck her heart. The silver is preventing her natural werewolf healing abilities from engaging.”

Richard staggered upon hearing this devastating news. His powerful Alpha frame barely managed to stay upright as the possibility of losing his daughter overwhelmed him.

“No,” he whispered, his voice cracking with disbelief and pain. “Not my Olivia.”

Jade Mitchell’s eyes were reddened from tears, her wolf whimpering with distress. She spoke through choking sobs as she exined the horrific sequence of events.

“The silver bullet was meant for me,” Jade cried, her voice breaking. “But Olivia pushed me away with supernatural speed. She took the deadly projectile herself to protect me.”

She apologized profusely, her guilt overwhelming her. “I’m so sorry, Alpha Winters. She nearly died saving my life. Her protective instincts kicked in without hesitation.”

Richard’s hands clenched into fists. The noble spirit of the Winters bloodline had nearly cost him his

daughter.

Emma Thompson somberly stepped forward with crucial information. “Alpha Wintersb, /bthe attackers weren’t ordinary rogue werewolves. They were professionally trained mercenaries from ckmoor Territoryb./bb” /b

bShe /brevealed a photo she had secretly taken before the pack enforcers arrived. “This bman /bhas a distinctive

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btattoo /bbmark /bb– /ba bsymbol /bassociated with Frederick Warner’s criminal organizationb. /b

bThe /bbphoto /bcaptured a tattoo of a ck wolf’s head on the neck of one attacker. bRichard /bstudied it with his Alpha’s tactical mind, beginning to plece together therger conspiracy threatening his bdaughter/b.

Before Richard couldplete his analysis, Connor Rivers arrived with urgent speed. His bvoice /bwas bstern /bband /bfilled with barely controlled rage as he revealed the truth.

b“/bIt was Frederick Warner’s doing,” Connor dered, his ice–blue eyes zing with bfury/b.

He exined that he had been careless in believing Frederick was truly eliminated. “Frederick bfaked /bhis bdeath /bafter the Shadowfall Ruins confrontation. He made arrangements during the ckmoor Territory Prime

Minister election.”

Connor’s voice grew darker. “I traveled to ckmoor myself to hunt him down, but there was a security bleak /bin my operation. Frederick escaped and is now nning his final revenge against ime/i.”

His fists clenched with rage. “He’s targeting Olivia as the most devastating way to destroy ime /iemotionally.”

Connor continued his grim exnation, his voice heavy with responsibility. “Frederick Warner’s criminalwork in ckmoor Territory had been systematically eliminated by my forces. We believed Olivia would bbe /b

safe in Riverdale.”

He ran a hand through his dark hair. “That’s why I grew closer to her again and proceeded with our engagement ns. Now Frederick has returned to the Northern Territory to seek his ultimate revenge.”

Richard noticed fresh bandages visible beneath Connor’s torn shirt. The scent of silver burns still lingered bon /bhis skin from recent confrontations.

“The mercenaries who attacked them are among the most dangerous operatives who escaped with Frederick from ckmoor,” Connor admitted.

Jade, overwhelmed by the revtion of this supernatural war, urged Connor to seek immediate medical attention. “Alpha Rivers, you need treatment for those wounds.”

He

Even the usually stoic Emma was stunned by the scope of the conspiracy. Her face had gone pale as she processed the international implications.

Richard’s eyes became bloodshot with Alpha rage and paternal fury. He red at Connor with the full force iof /ihis territorial dominance.

“If anything happens to Olivia, I will make the entire Rivers pack payi,/ii” /iRichard vowed, his voice carrying the weight of an Alpha’s oath. “This is war.”

Connor responded with equal intensity, bowing his head in submission to Richard’s paternal authority. Frederick Warner has finally been apprehended by my elite forces. He will not escape justice this time.”

His voice broke with emotion. “I pledge to give my own life for Olivia’s if she doesn’t survive. Her survival is more important than my own existence.”

Richard rejected Connor’s offer with cold finality. “Your life would not bring Olivia back. Such bgestures /bbare /bmeaningless in the face of potential loss.”

Natalie tried to offerfort through her Luna’s wisdom. “Olivia is such a kind and strong werewolf. bShe /bbwill /bsurvive this trial with her natural resilience.”

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bHer /bbgentle /bbvoice /bcarried the authority bof /ba pack matriarch as bshe /bbtried /bbto /bbcalm /bbher /bbmate’s /bbrages /b

bSoon/bb, /ba bstream /bbof /bconcerned bpack /bmembers bbegan /barriving. Adrian bSinir /band bother /bbwyers /bbfrom /bMoow bLegal /bServices rushed in, their faces etched with worry.

bReba /bFrost and Ethan Quinn appeared next, followed by Lily. Even Noah Pierce and Leah bPierce /bbcame /bdespite their ongoing recovery.

The hospital corridor filled with worried werewolves from everyone’s hearts were weighed down with anxiety.

multiple packs. Yet bit /bremained eerily silent bas /b

bThe /bair grew thick with the scent of fear and desperate hope for their beloved Alpha–born friend.

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