Olivia’s POV
The first thing I felt when I woke up was emptiness. A strange, hollow silence filled the room, too still, too cold. Sothing was wrong. I sat up slowly, my body aching, my vision spinning for a second before clearing. The healer’s words from earlier echoed faintly in my mind: "You can’t continue the ritual... it will harm you and the child."
The child.
My hand drifted to my belly, but the warmth I’d felt there before was replaced by a sharp, twisting panic. Sothing else was missing—sothing stronger.
Lennox.
My wolf stirred instantly, a low whimper rising in my chest. His scent... it’s fading. I pushed the blanket off and stood, ignoring the dizzy rush that followed. Selene tried to stop when I reached the door, but I brushed past her.
"Olivia, wait—"
"No. Sothing’s wrong."
The hallway was too quiet, the air heavy. I reached Lennox’s door and pushed it open.
Empty.
The bed was neatly made. The lights were out. His scent—faint, almost gone. My chest tightened painfully.
"No..." I whispered, stepping inside. "No, no, no."
I tore back the sheets, checked the corners, the window—nothing. My heart pounded so loud it drowned everything else out.
"Selene!" I shouted. "Where is he?!"
She ran in, her eyes wide. "Olivia, please calm down—"
"Don’t tell to calm down!" I scread. "Where is he?! Where is Lennox?!"
I was frightened. Was he dead? Why was he gone? Why was his scent fading like smoke? What was happening?
Selene grabbed my arm, trying to calm , but I shook her off violently. "Our bond... it’s gone," I whispered, horror spreading through . "I can’t feel him. I can’t feel anything. Even if sothing is wrong, I can’t tell."
"Lennox!" I scread at the top of my voice, fear gripping . Did he die? Did he die while I was asleep and they took his body away?
Suddenly, Louis rushed in, and I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt before he could even speak.
"Where is Lennox!" I demanded, terrified.
Louis exhaled shakily. "Calm down, Oli... Lennox is fine. He’s not dead."
"Then where is he?!" I cried. "Where did you take him?!"
Louis looked confused, like he didn’t know what to say—or he didn’t want to.
"Louis, where is he?" I demanded.
He sighed heavily. "Calm down, Olivia... Levi will be back soon."
My frown deepened. "Levi will be back? For what? Where did he go?"
Before he could answer, a voice ca from behind .
"Olivia."
I turned. Levi stood in the doorway, tall and tense—his eyes shadowed with guilt.
"Where is he?" I demanded.
He didn’t answer. The silence was annoying .
"Levi!" My voice broke, tears stinging my eyes. "Tell where he is!"
He took a careful step forward. "You need to rest. Please."
"Rest?" I laughed bitterly, the sound shaking. "He’s gone! His scent is gone! You think I can rest when he isn’t here anymore?!"
Louis tried to reach , but I pushed his hand away. "Don’t touch !"
My heart was racing, my wolf clawing against my ribs. I turned back to Levi, tears blurring my vision. "You moved him, didn’t you?"
He said nothing. Didn’t deny it. Didn’t even look surprised. And that silence was enough.
My knees went weak. "You... you took him away from ."
He swallowed hard, his jaw tight. "He’s safe, Olivia. You need to believe . He’s alive, and he’s safe."
"Safe?" I whispered. "You had no right! None! You took away my chance to save him—"
"You already tried," he snapped, his voice rising. "And it almost killed you! It would’ve killed the baby!"
"Then so be it!" I shouted back, tears streaming freely now. "If that’s what it takes to bring him back, then so be it!"
The words tore out of before I could stop them. Levi’s face twisted in pain, his eyes glistening.
"Do you hear yourself?" he said softly. "You’d rather die than live with us? You’d rather throw everything away for a ghost?"
"He’s not a ghost!" I cried. "I can feel him, Levi! He’s still there, fighting, waiting for —"
"And you think I don’t love him too?!" he shouted, his voice cracking. "You think I want him gone? You think this is easy for ? You think I want to stand here and stop you from killing yourself?!"
The air in the room trembled with tension and pain. My heart felt like it was being split in two—half for the man who lay lifeless, half for the one standing in front of , breaking apart.
"You took him away," I whispered, "without my permission."
His gaze softened, but his voice stayed hard. "No, Olivia. I took away the thing that was destroying you."
My hand moved before I realized it. In the blink of an eye, I slapped him hard across the face.
The sound echoed. Everyone froze—even .
Levi didn’t move. He just stood there, his cheek red, his eyes filled with quiet sorrow.
"How could you?" I whispered, my voice shaking. "How could you take him away from ?"
He lowered his head. "Because I couldn’t lose you too."
Sothing inside shattered.
"Where is he? Tell where he is?"
Levi shook his head in disapproval. "That is never happening. I’m never telling you where Lennox is."
My anger and hate intensified, and I knew if he didn’t leave, I would do or say sothing we’d both regret.
"Get out," I said.
"Olivia—"
"Get out!" I scread, the room trembling with the force of my wolf’s cry.
For a second, he just stared at —and I saw it, the heartbreak he tried to hide. Then he turned and walked out without another word.
As the door closed, my knees gave out. I sank to the floor, my hands clutching my stomach as sobs wracked my body.
Selene dropped beside , whispering sothing I couldn’t hear. The world blurred. All I could think about was Lennox—and whether this was all just a cruel nightmare I couldn’t wake up from.
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