I was thirteen, barely old enough to understand the complex emotions I was feeling, but that didn’t stop it. I had seen Levi with a girl. They were talking and laughing, and he was smiling at her in that way that made my heart skip, that same smile I thought was only for me. I couldn’t stand it. I couldn’t stand the way she looked at him, the way he laughed with her, the way she made him smile like that.
I remember running away from them, feeling a tight knot of jealousy twist in my chest. I didn’t understand it then, didn’t know what to do with it, so I ran-just ran, as far as my legs would take me.
But Levi noticed. Of course, he did. He always noticed when something was wrong with me. He found me a few minutes later, breathless, standing by the tree near the back of the pack house. He was so calm, like he always was, and I hated how easily he could make everything feel like it would be okay, even when it wasn’t.
“What’s wrong, Liv?” he asked, his voice low and gentle, but his eyes searching mine.
I refused to tell him. I didn’t know how to explain it, how to admit that seeing him with another girl made my chest feel tight, like I was suffocating. So, I stayed silent.
But Levi seemed to understand. His brow furrowed, and his voice softened as he stepped closer. “Do you hate it when I smile at other girls?” he asked, his tone still quiet, but it sounded serious. The que question hit me like a punch to the gut. I looked away, my checks burning with
Assment. It wasn’t something could casily admit, not even to him. But the truth was, I hated it. I hated it so much that it felt like it was tearing me apart from the inside. I hated seeing triplets smiling at another girl.
I nodded, my voice barely above a whisper. “Yes”
Levi studied me for a moment, as if weighing my words. And then, without hesitation, he smiled at me. It wasn’t the same smile he gave to that girl, but it was still a smile-gentle and sincere, like he understood me in a way no one else did.
“I won’t smile at any other girl again,” he said, his voice firm but filled with promise.
I lifted my eyes as I stared at him.
“Promise?”
Levi smiled, revealing his charming dimples. The triplets all had something different I loved about their faces. Levi had those adorable dimples that only showed when he smiled. Lennox had the most beautiful set of teeth I’d ever seen, and I loved watching him grin. Louis had the most stunning brown eyes-cool, alluring, hard to look away from.
“Yes… I promise, I will never smile at any lady,” he said.
A small smile appeared on my face, and I couldn’t stop myself from hugging him. Levi chuckled and hugged me tighter. anymore.
“You are not concentrating. Are you okay?” Jerek asked, halting the sparring. I couldn’t take it
I shifted away from Jerek, throwing an apologetic glance. “I need a break,” I murmured. He nodded, a concerned look in his eyes, but I just waved him off. I didn’t want to explain anything right now. I just needed space.
I walked away quickly. I had to get away from them. From him.
I made my way into the pack house, and just when I was about to pass a corner-suddenly, Levi appeared, blocking my path, his broad frame towering over me like a wall. His eyes locked onto mine, and for a moment, I just froze.
“What’s the matter, Olivia?” His voice was smooth, like he was enjoying this far too much. “Jealous?”
The word hit me like a slap to the face. My chest tightened, and I could feel my blood boil.
“Jealous?” I spat, fury flashing in my eyes. “Why would I be jealous, Levi? You and your brothers lost the right to make me feel anything” I jabbed a finger in his direction, my voice trembling with ange
His gaze darkened, and I noticed that same dangerous intensity flare up. Before I could even react, he stepped closer, cornering me against the wall. My heart raced, and I hated how he made me feel.
“Don’t say that,” he growled, his breath brushing against my face. “You’re lying. I can see it in your eyes. You still want me.”
I pushed past him, trying to escape, but he grabbed my wrist, pulling me back
“That’s not going to work,” he said, his grip tight, his face too close to mine.
Something in me snapped. My breath hitched as I glared up at him.
“Let me go. I ordered, my voice low and deadly.
But he didn’t. Instead, he leaned in closer, his lips brushing against my car. “You were jealous, Olivia, seeing me with another woman kills you just like years ago, he murmured.
I pulled my wrist free and shoved him back, hard, but his body followed mine, and in a split second, he kissed me.
It was furious, almost suffocating. And for a moment, I felt that familiar heat rise in me. But then I remembered everything-the pain, the betrayal, the heartbreak.
Without thinking. I bit down on his lower lip, hard, enough to draw blood.
He groaned in pain, pulling away, but I was already glaring at him, my anger boiling over. “Never do that again.” I hissed, my voice filled with anger. “You and your brothers lost the right to touch me. You lost the right to be anywhere near me.
Louis POV
We were all having Lunch -my brothers and I, Anita, and then Olivia. My eyes drifted to Anita, who was calmly eating her meal. This morning, she seemed so quiet, unlike her usual self who talks so much.
Ignoring her, I moved my eyes to Lennox, who seemed too busy eating his meal. He looked like he was trying to hurry and leave the table. My eyes then settled on Levi, and I noticed something. He wasn’t eating-in fact, he was playing with his food, and his eyes were on Olivia, who wasn’t paying attention to him as she ate calmly.
I looked in Olivia’s direction and couldn’t help but stare at her. Now I know why Levi couldn’t take his eyes off her. There was something different about her, and it’s not just the new blonde color of her hair. It was something entirely different about her appearance.
“Mine,” my wolf purred in delight while I continued staring at her, unable to take my eyes off her. She must have noticed me staring because she lifted her gaze and looked my way, our gaze meeting. I didn’t look away-rather, I continued staring at her. Olivia frowned before looking away.
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“Louis, are you attending Alpha Thor’s birthday party? I can come with you,” Anita said softly, drawing my attention back to her..
Today was Alpha Thor’s birthday, and he had invited us, but all three of us couldn’t leave the pack, so I volunteered to attend, even though I didn’t feel like it.
“Come on, let me accompany you, Anita pressed on.
I frowned, going back to my meal. “No, Anita, I would like to go on my own,” I said. Going with Anita would be a disaster. She was a ‘notice me kind of lady, and she brags too much. I don’t need such company.
“Louis, what changed? You used to love me attending occasions with you.”
I wasn’t in the mood for much talk, so I ignored her and continued eating, but just then, Olivia pulled back her scat, stood up, and walked away.
Levi’s eyes trailed after her too, his jaw tightening slightly. There it was again-that tension I’d noticed between them. Did something happen between those two? Or was it all in Levi’s head? “Seriously, Louis, are you just going to ignore me now?” Anita’s voice cut through the silence like a blade.
I sighed, dropping my fork. “Anita, not now.” I said firmly, my tone making it clear I wasn’t up for any of her drama.
“But 1-“
“I said not now.” I looked at her, and for once, she shut up, probably because of the look in my eyes.
The silence returned. Lennox pushed his chair back and mumbled something about training, practically bolting out of the room. Levi stood too, but he didn’t say a word. He just walked out, probably going after Olivia.
A low growl rumbled in my chest at the thought.
Why was he suddenly after Olivia? What had changed? Did something happen between them? A strange feeling of jealousy bubbled inside of me. We were supposed to be on the journey of hating her. Why was Levi suddenly having a change of heart? I thought he said she hurt him? Although I don’t know what she did to him because he has refused to say it, but I think it wasn’t as painful as what she did to me. Olivia practically killed me-not with a knife, not with stones, not with action, but by her words. She killed me with her words.
I rose from the table, my appetite long gone.
Without another word to Anita, who was still sulking in her seat, I walked out of the dining hall. My boots echoed through the marble corridor as I made my way to the garage. The guards on duty straightened up immediately when they saw me approaching.
“Prepare the car, I ordered curtly.
One of them opened the black SUV while the other two motioned to the warriors to ready the vans. Two fully loaded vans rolled into position behind my car, each one filled with pack warriors. They were to accompany me to the Trumiant Pack.
As I slid into the back seat, the door shut behind me with a dull thud. The engine roared to life. I rested my elbow on the window frame, eyes fixed on the fading image of the pack house in the rearview mirror.
But my mind wasn’t on Alpha Thor or his birthday.
It was on Olivia.
Her face haunted me-the calm way she eats, the way she ignored me like I didn’t exist. That used to be my power. I was the one who used to look at her like she didn’t matter, like she was invisible. Now the tables had turned. C
“Mine,” my wolf whispered again, more urgently this time, like he was getting impatient with me. I ran a hand through my hair, frustration building.
What was wrong with Levi? He hated her. We both did. That had been our shared bond-the betrayal, the pain, the anger. We never talked about the details of what she did to us, but we didn’t need to. We understood each other’s silence.
What is wrong With Levi
So why was he looking at her like she was the moon in his night sky?
I clenched my jaw. No. She’s not his. She can’t be. If Levi had truly forgiven her, then he was a fool. And if he hadn’t, then what the hell was he doing watching her like that?
As we exited the territory gate and the forest opened up into the broader roads leading toward Trumiant Pack, I leaned forward.
“Be alert,” I said to the driver.
He nodded. “Yes, Alpha.”
I didn’t say anything else. I leaned back into my seat, closing my eyes briefly as the hum of the engine soothed the storm in my chest,
But even then… I saw her face.
Her blonde hair.
The quiet, unreadable expression.
And that damn ache in my chest that refused to go away.
Olivia, what did you do to me?
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.