DAMIEN’S POV
I was in the middle of reviewing quarterly reports when my phone rang. Tiffany’s name flashed on the screen.
"Hey," I answered, still scanning the numbers in front of me. "What’s up?"
"Damien." Her voice was shaking. I could tell she was in tears. "I need you."
I straightened immediately. "What’s wrong? Are you hurt?"
"I just... I had the worst experience at the hospital." She was crying harder now. "I was there for a networking meeting, and I ran into Sophia and that doctor, Lance "
My jaw clenched at the mention of Lance. "What happened?"
"He was so cruel to me, Damien. He threatened me, told me to leave, said he’d file harassment charges just because I tried to talk to Sophia." Tiffany’s voice broke. "And Sophia just stood there watching. I think... I think she told him to do it, to intimidate me."
My wolf snarled. "He threatened you?"
"He said I was harassing hospital staff and that he’d report me. But I wasn’t doing anything wrong! I was just... I was trying to be civil with Sophia, and he jumped in like some kind of white knight." She sobbed. "I’m so scared, Damien. What if he actually files a complaint? What if this affects my career?"
Red clouded my vision. Lance had threatened Tiffany. My Tiffany. The gentle, kind woman who wouldn’t hurt a fly.
And Sophia had let it happen. Hell, she even probably orchestrated it.
"Where are you now?" I demanded.
"At home. I left right after. I couldn’t stay there, not with him glaring at me like that."
"I’ll handle this." I was already standing, grabbing my jacket. "Stay there. I’ll call you later."
"Damien, please don’t do anything rash-"
"I said I’ll handle it."
I hung up and headed for the door. My Alpha presence made my assistant scramble out of my way.
Simon caught me in the hallway. "Damien? Where are you going? We have the investor meeting in thirty minutes-"
"Cancel it. Something came up."
"Cancel it? But these investors flew in from Singapore-"
"I don’t care. Handle it yourself." I kept walking. I felt my wolf pushing at my control already.
The drive to Moonstone Hospital took twenty minutes, but it felt like hours. My hands gripped the steering wheel tight enough that the leather creaked.
Lance had threatened Tiffany. He made her scared her enough to make her cry.
And Sophia had stood there and let it happen.
I parked illegally in front of the hospital entrance and stormed inside. My alpha presence cleared a path through the crowded lobby.
"Where’s Dr. Sophia?" I demanded of the woman at the reception desk.
She looked up, startled by my tone. "I... I believe she’s with a patient right now. If you’d like to wait-"
"I’ll wait."
I sat in one of the uncomfortable plastic chairs. Other people in the waiting room kept glancing at me nervously, sensing the fury radiating from me.
Forty-five minutes. That’s how long I waited, getting angrier with each passing minute.
Finally, I saw Sophia come out from one of the examination rooms, looking exhausted. She was talking to a nurse, reviewing some kind of chart.
The nurse noticed me first. Her eyes widened, and she said something to Sophia.
Sophia’s head snapped up. When she saw me, her expression went blank.
Then she turned and started walking in the opposite direction.
Oh no. She didn’t get to run away from this.
I stood and followed her. "Sophia. We need to talk."
"I’m working, Damien. Whatever this is, it can wait."


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