Levi gave me a sharp look. “Lennox-‘
“1
We had Olivia all these years. She was ours, right here, and yet… we let someone else’s manipulations twist the truth. We let them poison what we had, and we believed it.
I threw my phone onto the bed,my jaw still locked, my wolf pacing restlessly within me.
“Yes,” I confirmed. “That’s more than enough for what’s waiting for us.”
I didn’t need to ask how they were feeling-I already knew. They were drowning in the same emptiness.
“Quick and clean. We hit them at dawn. No drawn-out fights. We tear through their defenses, take out their leadership, and leave the rest too scared to even think about retaliation.”
My wolf’s ears perked up in my mind.
I turned my head slightly, my eyes landing on Levi and Louis. They were as quiet as I was, lost in their own thoughts. None of us had said a word since she teleported away. Her arms were folded across her chest, her face etched with a big frown.
Gabriel’s voice came through the line, calm but with a hint of unease. “Lennox… let’s talk about it. It doesn’t have to be this way.”
Louis leaned forward over the phone. “Don’t waste your breath trying to explain yourself. We’ve made our decision. You should just get ready for the war. In fact, you should be grateful we’re giving you the courtesy of a warning.”
Lennox’s POV
Gabriel.
Dustin frowned slightly. “How many of your warriors do you want to take?”
I hit answer and immediately put it on loudspeaker. “I hope you’ve received my message,” I said flatly.
Louis broke the silence first. “You’re sure about going in tomorrow alone?”
He nodded. “Already done. I told them not to dare support Gabriel. Their response was unanimous-they don’t want our trouble.”
Levi raised a brow. Louis just gave a humorless smirk.
I knew Gabriel was scared. He had every right to be. No pack in their right mind would want to go to war with us-not when the three of us fought as one.
Louis smirked faintly, shaking his head. “Too bad… sounds like we’re going to miss all the fun.”
“Yes,” I said without hesitation. “It’s a small war. Besides, it’s too risky for all three of us to go. If something happens, our pack needs at least two of us alive.”
There was a pause, and when he spoke again, there was desperation in his tone. “Let’s please settle this-“
“Just half of mine,” I replied without hesitation.
Suddenly, my phone buzzed on the nightstand.
He didn’t say another word. He simply ended the call.
Together, we were unstoppable. We didn’t just win wars; we ended them. The stories of the last war we had two years ago were still whispered in fear. Gabriel knew that if this came to blows, his pack wouldn’t survive.
I was a fool. We were fools-me and my brothers.
“But I didn’t kill her,” Gabriel said quickly, almost defensively.
My jaw tightened. “You didn’t have to kill her. Throwing her in a dungeon, plotting with my uncle-those things are enough. You’ve wronged us, Gabriel. You’ve wronged her.”
Levi nodded and leaned back, crossing his arms. “What’s the plan?”
“No,” I responded immediately. “If she finds out, she’ll try to stop us… and besides, I don’t want to stress her. The fight will be over before she even knows it began.”
Dustin nodded and left.
Lennox finally stood, his expression softening, though his jaw was still tense. “We’re sorry, Olivia. Really. We just… didn’t want you to worry. This war? It’s nothing. We’ll be back before you even know we’ve left.”
I froze. “Gabriel?” My brows pulled together in confusion. Why would he be calling me after everything… after his betrayal?
I shook my head instantly. “No. Absolutely not.” My voice cracked slightly. “I just got you three back. Things are finally starting to work. And I don’t want anything happening to you. I don’t want any risks.”
Their eyes widened instantly. Levi’s brows pulled together. “Olivia… are you sure you’re ready for that?”
I didn’t say another word. I ended the call, tossed the phone back to Lolita, and instantly teleported.
He exhaled heavily, clearly unhappy, but he let me go.
But deep down, a heavy guilt curled in my chest because I was keeping a secret of my own.
“You have the guts to call me?” I spat without greeting.
“I’m not calling just for that,” he said urgently. “I need your help. The triplets… they’re waging war against my pack. I don’t want innocent souls to die because of me. I’m ready for any punishment you think I deserve… but not war.”
“I’ll be back,” I told Lolita, then left my room.
I rolled my eyes and looked away, pretending to be mad. Louis moved closer, trying to touch my arm, but I stepped back.
Lennox’s sharp eyes lingered on me longer than usual, like he could see straight through my deflection. “What is it?” he asked finally, his voice low but filled with concern. “Something’s bothering you. I can feel it.”
And he was right. Damn it, he was right. But this time… the risk? It wasn’t one I was willing to take,
The old seer’s cloudy eyes studied me, her gaze unreadable, before she finally gave a slow nod. “Alright… we will do it tonight. But if the process becomes risky, I’ll stop it.”
I pulled away before he could deepen it, turning toward Levi. His warm hands cupped my face as soon as I leaned in, and when my lips touched his, he groaned softly into my mouth like he didn’t want to let me go.
“See you later,” I said, and with that, I teleported back to my room.
I raised a brow. “Who?”
Lolita shrugged. “Alpha Calvin demanded her attention.”
“Where’s Nora?” I asked, confused.
With a deepening frown and my arms folded across my chest, I stared at them. “I believe you three have some explaining to do,” I said coldly.
“I know,” he said quickly. “And I’m sorry. Truly, I am.” 4
The moment I reappeared in my room, I met Lolita there, arranging some of clothes, but the second she saw me, her face lit up in relief..
Olivia’s POV my
“We’re sorry… we promise we won’t keep anything from you again,” he said sincerely.
When I arrived, only Lolita was there. Nora was nowhere in sight.
I took a step closer, my gaze bouncing between all of them. “The war is not happening.
I don’t care what Gabriel did. You’re not going. You’re calling him, and you’re canceling it. Now.”
“Alpha Gabriel,” Lolita said, watching my reaction closely.
“Thank goodness you came…” she said quickly, almost rushing the words out. “Guess who called.”
Louis tilted his head, his gaze softening with concern. “I heard it’s been ten years. This isn’t something you just… decide in a moment.”
Levi was the first to move. He practically rushed for the phone, snatching it from the nightstand before anyone else could say a word. Without hesitation, he dialed Gabriel’s number and put it on loudspeaker.
“I know,” I said quietly, my fingers tightening slightly against my shirt. “But I think so. I need her now. More than ever.”
When I reached it, I should have knocked. But something came over me. I just grabbed the doorknob, pushed it open, and stepped inside.
I hesitated for a moment, my wolf growling low in my chest. Then I snatched the phone from Lolita’s hand and answered.
There was a short pause on the line before his voice came through, soft and almost pleading. “Olivia… I’m sorry.”
Are you sure about this?” the seer asked again for what felt like the hundredth time after I told her I wanted to heal my mother.
The three of them exchanged glances like they were silently trying to decide how to handle me.
I frowned. Something was definitely going on-and I needed to get to the bottom of it.
Louis was the closest to me, so I leaned in first and pressed my lips to his. He let out a low, deep moan against my mouth, his hands immediately sliding to grip my waist possessively.
I tightened my grip on the phone. “If you’re calling to apologize, save it. I won’t forgive you.”
I appeared right in Lennox’s room to find all three of them seated on the bed. The moment they saw me, I noticed that look of unease in them, like they had been caught doing something they were not supposed to do.
I nodded quickly. “Thank you. So… I’ll see you tonight?”
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.