Ran Away Pregnant Came Back Alpha Heiress (Amelia and Damien) novel Chapter 278

**Night Whispers Forgotten Names – Colin Shah 278**

**Chapter 278**

*Amelia’s POV*

As his words echoed in my mind, I found myself frozen, staring at Jake in disbelief. Surely, I must have conjured them from some waking nightmare, a figment of my imagination. There was no conceivable way that my beloved brother could have just outright refused to allow a six-year-old girl to come to the pack for medical care.

Yet, as the silence stretched between us, and I continued to gaze into his eyes, a chilling realization settled in my gut. This wasn’t a misunderstanding or a trick of my mind. He had genuinely said no. The weight of his refusal hung heavily in the air, far too real to be dismissed.

“I don’t understand,” I finally managed to utter, my voice trembling with confusion.

“What is there to understand?” Jake shot back, his tone clipped and unyielding. “The answer is no. I absolutely refuse to grant Damien or his daughter permission to enter my pack for any reason, not even to see Dr. Wyatt.”

“But she’s just a little girl!” I protested, desperation creeping into my voice. “She has a medical condition and—”

“I’ve made my decision,” he interrupted, his words sharp as he cut me off. He began to walk around me, striding purposefully toward the door, as if he intended to end this conversation before it had even begun.

It was infuriating! How could he treat the health of a little girl as if it were merely an inconvenience?

“Jake, this doesn’t make any sense,” I called after him, my heart racing as I hurried to keep pace. He paused, his hand resting on the doorknob, yet I could see the resolve etched into his features. “Even if you have a grudge against Damien, Stacy is innocent. She needs to see a doctor!”

“They can find someone else,” he replied dismissively, his back still turned to me. “There must be another healer they can consult. But they cannot come here.”

“Why not?” I pressed, unwilling to let this go. “It would just be a quick visit, an hour at most.”

Jake turned to face me, and the intensity in his gaze was unsettling. There was a hardness there that I had never witnessed before. “I will not have you entangled with Damien in the same way Amelia was.” He turned away, his focus back on the door. “Stacy is resilient, and Damien is persistent. They will find someone else.”

With that, he swung the door open and stepped outside, leaving me standing there, stunned and bewildered. He didn’t even glance back.

I was left grappling with confusion.

His reasoning made no sense whatsoever. He was prioritizing politics over the wellbeing of a child—one who was practically family.

He hadn’t even allowed me to voice my thoughts before dismissing the matter as if it were trivial, expecting me to accept his decision without question, no matter how cruel it felt.

This was the same brother who had stood by me when I needed to end things with Ian, the one who had valiantly defended my honor. He had always shown a depth of care for me that felt boundless, even selfless.

How could this same man, whom I had always known to be compassionate, turn his back on a child in need, simply because of his disdain for Damien?

And what had he said? That he didn’t want me to end up like Amelia?

Well, that wasn’t his decision to make.

A sudden clarity washed over me. I knew what I had to do, even if it was daunting. Even if it meant widening the chasm between me and my family.

*Chapter 276*

I didn’t feel that this was my fault. If Jake was going to act so callously, then I had no choice but to intervene. Perhaps one day, when his petty grievances had faded, he would come to understand that my course of action was the right one.

I exited the Alpha Headquarters without uttering another word to anyone, my heart heavy as I made my way back to the hospital. Dr. Wyatt was seated behind her desk when I entered her office. She looked up, her expression cautious, as if she could sense the turmoil within me.

“How did it go?” she asked, her tone carefully measured.

I had wrestled with my thoughts throughout the journey, weighing the implications of this moment. So when she inquired, I was ready with my fabricated response.

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