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“It’s probably leftover feelings from what happened,” I said. “I don’t care what either of them do now.”
“Sure,” Anna said, clearly disbelieving me.
It was infuriating.
When Noah returned, Anna noticed the invitation. “What’s this?”
“Alpha is throwing a party for the sess of the cure,” Noah told her. “Healer Amanda is the guest of honor.”
“So are you, Noah,” I insisted. He shrugged, but from his shy smile, I could tell he was pleased.
“This is a ck tie event,” Anna said. “You are going to need a gown…’
“Yeah…”
“Well, we have to go shopping, then,” Anna said.
“I don’t know. I’m sure I can just throw something together.”
Both Anna and Noah gave me a nk, disapproving look. Anna spoke first.
“You need a new dress, Amber. Something that will really wow Julian -er, everyone.” Anna cleared her throat.
“I don’t need to impress anyone,” I said. “I have nothing to prove.”
“Sure, of course,” Anna said. “But wouldn’t it be fun to do it anyway?”
Noah nodded eagerly, showing his approval. I looked between them both, not wanting to admit my true feelings.
Yeah. It would be kind of fun.
Olivia’s POV
As she waited on hold to speak to Head Healer Eric – well, just Healer Eric now, Olivia was so frustrated she wanted to break
something.
How could her perfectlyid ns consistently end in disaster? Maybe her problem was she kept relying on undependable people.
She should have known for sure that Healer Eric was unreliable after his first failure.
After this second one? He was just dead weight now.
Still, in her magnanimousness, Olivia was willing to give him onest chance. He would truly have to prove his loyalty this time though. There was no longer any room for half-hearted attempts.
And this… making her wait on hold…
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Unbearable. Unforgiveable.
When he finally picked up, Olivia was fit to kill, she was so mad.
“It’s about time you picked up.”
“Luna,” Healer Eric said.
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What was with the cold tones? Like he hadn’t been itching to help her before. “You have failed me, but I have onest n.
Healer Amanda begin Amber made things moreplicated in a lot of ways, but at the same time, they also made things simpler. Instead of two targets for Olivia to take care of, theybined into one.
The only problem was Healer Amanda’s celebrity. Any action against her would catch the attention of the media and the guard.
She’d have to be careful not to let herself be implicated.
But that was where Healer Eric came in. Her fall guy.
He just didn’t know it yet.
“I will allow you to serve your Luna once more,” Olivia said.
“No,” Healer Eric said simply.
Olivia nearly dropped the phone. “No?!”
“Healer Amanda reminded me of what it means to be a Healer,” Healer Eric said. “This was something I had forgotten. It is only
through her forgiveness and gratitude that I was able to stay with the pack. I will not turn from her again.”
“Have you forgotten all that she has stolen for you?” Olivia pressed. She couldn’t believe he had turned on her. “Healer Amanda
took the fame that should be rightfully yours!”
“Being a Healer isn’t about the fame. It’s about helping people. I won’t make this mistake again.”
Then, he hung up.
He didn’t even say goodbye.
“Hello? Healer Eric?”
The line was dead.
“Bastard!” Olivia shouted as she mmed the phone down. Who the hell did he think he was, talking to her like that?
One m didn’t feel like enough, so she lifted the phone up and mmed it down several more times.
Once she was satisfied, she shoved the phone entirely off the desk.
Good help was so hard to find.
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But she wouldn’t let this setback get in her way.
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Olivia had worked for too long, she’d done too much to win Julian. She wasn’t going to lose him now just because some low-born
harlot came back from the dead.
She was going to keep Julian, no matter what she had to do.
No matter who she had to get out of the way.
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