“No…” he whispered, taking a shaky step forward. “Olivia, don’t. Please-“
“Enough,” Elder Grant cut in sharply. “You must accept, Alpha. You cannot fight this.”
Levi looked at me, broken. As if his entire world crumbled in this moment. But finally… he gave a small, bitter nod.
“I… I accept your rejection,” he choked.
The instant the words left him, the bond snapped.
Pain-sharp and burning-shot through my chest and into every nerve in my body.
I screamed.
He did too.
We both fell to the floor, gasping, trembling. Like our souls had just been torn apart.
I could barely breathe. The pain was too much.
“Olivia!” Alpha Damien rushed forward, dropping beside me. His arms wrapped around me as I trembled violently in his hold.
“I’ve got you,” he whispered, lifting me carefully to my feet.
I leaned against him, my knees weak, my chest burning, my wolf crying inside me.
But it wasn’t over.
I looked up, tears in my eyes, and faced Louis.
His face was pale, his eyes wide. But unlike Levi, he didn’t try to stop me.
“Louis Luciano,” I said, my voice rasping. “I, Olivia Parker, reject you as my mate.”
He didn’t speak. His jaw clenched, his fists balled at his sides… but he nodded.
“I accept,” he said quietly.
Pain erupted again. A new wave.
My legs buckled, and Damien had to hold me tighter as another piece of me broke away.
Louis stumbled back, clutching his chest.
My breaths came in broken gasps. My entire body trembled, but I wasn’t done yet.
I looked up… and met Lennox’s eyes.
He was already shaking his head.
“No. No, Olivia-don’t. Please,” he said, his voice cracking. “Don’t do this.”
I could barely stand. My voice was raw, filled with pain.
“Lennox Luciano…” I swallowed hard. My heart screamed not to say it. My wolf howled in protest.
But I forced the words out.
“I, Olivia Parker… reject you as my mate.”
Lennox looked shattered. “Olivia-“
“Accept it,” Elder Mariam commanded.
Lennox clenched his jaw so tightly I thought he might snap a bone. But after a breathless moment… he closed his eyes.
“I accept”
And that was it.
The final snap tore through my soul like a lightning bolt. I collapsed to the ground again, screaming in pain as the last thread of the mate bond was severed.
All three of them fell to their knees.
The room was silent. No one dared move.
Alpha Damien picked me up again, gently cradling me to his chest.
“It’s done,” Elder Grant announced, his voice flat. “You are free… just like
Free.
So why did it feel like I’d lost everything? you wanted.”
Alpha Damien swiftly carried me bridal style into his arms, but I didn’t find comfort in his arms. My body trembled in his hold, my chest still burning, my soul raw from the pain.
As he turned toward the Council of Elders, I managed to lift my head-just enough to see them.
Levi was curled on the floor, clutching his chest and gasping for air, tears streaming down his face. Louis had his head buried in his hands, his body shaking as if he were breaking apart from the inside. And Lennox… Lennox was frozen. On his knees. Staring blankly at the space where I’d stood, pale and empty, as though the light inside him had died.
Their betas rushed to them, trying to help them up. Guards stepped in too, helping to lift them up.
I was supposed to feel free… happy…
But no victory swelled in my chest.
I turned my head away as the ache in my chest grew sharper.
“Excuse me, Elders. I need to take her to her room. A healer must tend to her, Damien said smoothly.
The elders nodded in approval.
Without sparing a single glance at his suffering nephews, Damien carried me away.
The hallways blurred as we moved through them, my pain clouding everything. When we finally reached my room, I saw two familiar figures waiting anxiously outside.
Nora and Lolita.
Their eyes widened when they saw me- -pale, broken, barely conscious in Damien’s arms. Beside them stood a healer, already prepared with a glowing satchel of herbs and supplies.
“Open the door,” Damien said calmly.
Nora did it without question, and he walked in, laying me gently on the bed like I was something fragile. His touch was surprisingly careful, like he was handling glass.
“She’s in pain. Start healing her now,” Damien ordered the healer.
The woman nodded and quickly got to work, placing warm hands on my chest, whispering spells I couldn’t understand.
I winced as the pain throbbed again. My head spun. My heart ached.
Just before Damien turned to leave, he looked down at me… and smiled.
I blinked. Why was he smiling?
“Thank you,” he said softly.
Confused, I looked at him through my haze. “F-For what?” I croaked.
He leaned closer, lowering his voice. “For helping me get my revenge.” 2
My eyes widened, but before I could ask him what he meant, he was already walking out, the smile still on his face
My heart sank.
What… what did he mean?
Revenge?
Lennox’s POV
With the help of our betas and the guards, we were taken to my room. None of us had the strength to walk on our own-not after what had just happened. Our bodies were drained, our souls shredded beyond repair. The bond that had once tied us to Olivia was gone.
The moment the door closed behind us, we collapsed onto the bed like broken men. All three of us. Our hearts felt were set on fire… burning, searing from the as if inside out. The agony was like nothing I had ever known. It wasn’t just physical-it was soul-deep, sharp, and unrelenting. As if pieces of us had been ripped away, leaving nothing but hollow shells behind.
Three healers rushed into the room, their faces pale with worry, their hands already glowing with soft magic. They moved quickly, muttering incantations under their breath, trying everything-spells to ease the pain, herbs to calm the nerves, soothing words meant to comfort. Their hands pressed against our chests, over our temples, trying desperately to stitch together what was left of us.
But I knew the truth. We all knew it.
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.