After Rejection Divorced Luna Becomes A Famous Doctor (Hailey and Dominic) novel Chapter 167

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The scent of pine and damp earth still clung to my clothes, my knuckles were split and the rage that had carried me through the day was beginning to cool into a dull, heavy ache in my chest. My

pack was on edge.

No, not on edge. They were a frayed rope, pulled taut and ready to snap. Adrian’s death had cut a wound deep into our family, into the very territory we called home.

We had returned back to the pack, our Christmas and New Years holiday abruptly interrupted by the news of a human death on our land.

Johnathan hasn’t stopped with his threats. Honestly, why would he? He had trusted me enough to allow his dok into the midst of werewolves, and now his greatest fear was coming true. We had

taken his son’s life.

I knew what the human death would mean. It would start a war. And not the kind of war that had been raging since the dawn of time, but the kind that would rip our families apart, the kind that would make the ground run red with blood.

I had no doubt in my mind that Johnathan would go through any length to avenge the death of his son, and I had no doubt that he would find a way to turn it against us. We were the monsters in this story. The beasts who had slaughtered a human. No matter the circumstances, the facts would not matter. All that would matter would be the headlines.

Werewolves would once again be seen as a threat to humans after years of careful integration and a delicate balance. The media would jump on the bandwagon, fanning the flames of fear and

mistrust.

It was a lose-lose situation, and we were caught in the middle of it.

I ran my fingers through my hair, a frustrated growl escaping my lips. I had spent the last few days trying to come up with a solution, a way out of this mess, but there was none. For the first time in years I genuinely felt stuck, I couldn’t find a way out.

It didn’t matter how many times I ran the situation over and over again in my mind, or how much time I spent talking to other wolves, the fact remained. If the humans found out, there would be war. A war that could cost countless lives, and endanger the very future of our species.

I slammed my fist against the desk, the wood splintering under the force. I had to do something. I had to find a way to prevent this.

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“You can’t keep living like this. I’m worried, Dom.” A soft voice said from behind me as I felt her

hands wrap around my arm, trying to ease me.

I turned around, coming face to face with Hailey. I haven’t really had the chance to spend quality time with her with all that’s been going on, and I didn’t realize just how much I’d missed her

presence.

She rubbed my shoulders and I touched her hand, my beautiful ring on her finger as she tried to give me comfort in the little way she knew.

“I have no choice,” I said, the words heavy on my tongue. “This is my burden to bear. As the Alpha, it’s my job to protect our pack.”

Hailey frowned. “I know that, but you’re taking it all on yourself. You can’t carry the weight of the world on your shoulders. It will crush you. You can’t keep thinking about just the pack. What about your family? What about us? What about your son, our son? What about me? If anything were to

happen to you…”

Her voice trailed off, and I could hear the unspoken words. I could hear the fear in her voice. The same fear that kept me awake at night, the same fear that clawed at my insides, making it impossible to think.

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