Exchanging Vows: The Swapped Wife Is a Top Shaman novel Chapter 60

Chapter 60: Chapter 60

Ivy’s Point of View

The door to Dominic’s chambers finally swung open. I stepped out first, wiping a bead of sweat from my brow, making sure my expression was one of controlled, joyful exhaustion.

Alpha Alaric and Luna Helena were standing right there, their faces etched with a mix of agony and desperation.

"Luna, Alpha," I said, my voice trembling just enough to sound like a relieved wife. "You won’t believe it. There’s... there’s movement. We saw Dominic’s fingers moved. The Divine Doctor believes he will wake up much sooner than we expected."

The change in the hallway was instantaneous. It was like the sun had suddenly broken through a week of storm clouds.

Luna Helena let out a choked sob, her hands flying to her mouth as tears began to stream down her face. She leaned into Alpha Alaric, her shoulders shaking with the weight of the hope she’d been forced to bury for so long.

"My boy," she whispered through her tears. "My Dominic is coming back."

Even Alpha Alaric’s stern mask crumbled for a fraction of a second. His eyes softened, and he reached out to calm his wife, his gaze darting toward the room as if he wanted to rush in and see the miracle for himself.

For a moment, the atmosphere was filled with  happiness. I felt a pang of guilt for the deception, but I knew it was the only way. If I hadn’t brought my guards in as doctors, Dominic would still be rotting away in that bed.

But of course, the peace didn’t last.

Mrs. Margot stepped forward, her eyes now fixed on  Stone... still in his Divine Doctor  disguise, with a look that was half-suspicion and half-greed.

She smoothed her dress, putting on a sickly sweet smile that didn’t reach her eyes.

"Well, if you’re as talented as they say," Margot purred, stepping into Stone’s path, "perhaps you could take a look at me? I’ve been feeling a strange... heaviness in my chest. A consultation, surely, wouldn’t be too much trouble for a man of your divine status?"

Stone stayed perfectly in character, he replied her with a cold, icy tone. "My time is dedicated to the balance of life and death, madam. A consultation for minor heaviness will cost you exactly ten thousand dollars. Upfront."

Margot’s eyes nearly popped out of her head, just hearing the amount Stone had charged her.

"Ten thousand?! That’s robbery! You’re clearly just a band of thieves!" she shrieked, her voice echoing, and filling the space.

I suppressed a smirk. Stone knew exactly how to shut her up.

Throughout the outburst, Alpha Alaric remained eerily silent. He didn’t defend Margot, but he didn’t dismiss the doctors either.

I noticed as he just watched. His eyes were like flint, tracking every movement Stone and the others made. After Stone finished giving Luna Helena a list of recuperation methods...

Alaric finally spoke. "Follow me to the study," Alaric commanded, his voice like leaving no room for a no. "You deserve your payment. And I have... questions."

I saw Stone’s posture stiffen for a microsecond. He glanced at me, his eyes wide behind the mask, practically screaming, “What do we do?”

I caught his eye and gave a nearly imperceptible nod. I mouthed the words, “Don’t be nervous. Just act natural.”

I stayed back with Luna Helena, watching as they followed Alaric down the hall. My heart began to pick up speed. Something felt wrong. The way Alaric was walking... was he really going to pay them, or did he not believe them? I couldn’t follow, or it would look suspicious, so I stayed by the door, my ears straining to hear anything from the distance.

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