DENDERICK'S POV The physician's shoulders sagged, and she clasped her hands together. "I... I apologize, Alpha," she pleaded, her voice thick with regret. "I know nothing more about the issue." With a malicious smile spreading across my lips, I rose from the couch, towering over the kneeling physician. "Even now," I taunted, my voice dripping with scorn, "you cannot bring yourself to tell me the truth." Her eyes brimmed with tears. "I only did what I thought was right," she pleaded, her voice cracking with emotion. "I examined Aria as part of my duty, nothing more." I scoffed. "Part of your duty? Part of your duty was also to report to me!" The physician's words faltered as she struggled to explain further, her voice trembling with uncertainty. "I... I don't know what.... what happe

