I turned sharply. “Who is it?”
“It’s me, Nora!” came her voice from behind the door.
I exhaled. “Come in.”
She stepped in cautiously, followed by Lolita, both holding a tray of food and a small bowl of herbs.
Lolita gave me a worried smile. “We figured you might not have eaten.”
I blinked and sighed. “Thanks,” I muttered.
They both exchanged a glance before setting the tray down. Nora cleared her throat. “So… what
Fiona want?”
Lady
“Nothing worth talking about,” I said, waving it off and sinking onto the bed again.
Nora arched a brow. “You sure?”
I nodded. “Yes.”
“Okay then…” Lolita sat beside me, nudging me lightly. “But if you need us to help you hide a body, we’ve got shovels.”
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I smirked at her joke. “Good to know.”
They both giggled. The heaviness in my chest lifted slightly. Not completely, but just enough to let me breathe.
“I’m going to get justice for my father,” I said suddenly.
Nora looked at me seriously. “And we’re with you. Whatever it takes.”
Lolita nodded. “I’ll make a call to my uncle… let’s see if he has any news for us.”
I nodded. “And I will need a phone. There should be money in the drawer… please bring it out,” I said to
Nora, who nodded and went for it.
That was the money I’d been saving. It was my weekly upkeep money that the treasurer has been giving to me as part of the benefit of being the Luna for the past three months.”
Nora took out the stack of money and brought it to the bed. I gestured for her to count it.
She sat down and began flipping through the neatly folded bills. After a moment, she looked up. “It’s close to forty thousand.”
I nodded, satisfied. “That should be enough.”
Lolita blinked in surprise. “That’s a lot. You’ve been saving your upkeep money?”
I shrugged. “I’ve been saving it every week since I became Luna. I didn’t need luxury-I was preparing for something more important.”
Nora looked at me curiously. “And what are you going to do with it now?”
“I’m getting a phone-one that can’t be tracked easily.
Nora, who nodded and went for it.
That was the money I’d been saving. It was my weekly upkeep money that the treasurer has been giving to me as part of the benefit of being the Luna for the past three months.
Nora took out the stack of money and brought it to the bed. I gestured for her to count it.
She sat down and began flipping through the neatly folded bills. After a moment, she looked up. “It’s close to forty thousand.”
I nodded, satisfied. “That should be enough.”
Lolita blinked in surprise. “That’s a lot. You’ve been saving your upkeep money?”
I shrugged. “I’ve been saving it every week since I became Luna. I didn’t need luxury-I was preparing for something more important.”
Nora looked at me curiously. “And what are you going to do with it now?”
“I’m getting a phone-one that can’t be tracked easily.
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And I’ll hire a private investigator from outside the pack, someone skilled, someone that will help me investigate who forged a letter….”
I should have suspected Anita wrote those letters, but nah… not the Anita I grew up with. Anita is not skilled, she isn’t intelligent, and a fourteen-year-old Anita could never put such words together, so I’m so sure it wasn’t her… but that doesn’t mean she might not be involved because I don’t know who else would benefit from the triplets hating me if not her.
Hi Everyone!
Olivia’s POV
It was time for breakfast, and as much as I wanted to stay in bed, I knew attending was mandatory.
So, to put on an appearance, I asked Nora and Lolita to help me dress in one of my best outfits-a black embroidered fitted gown. My dyed-blonde hair was pulled into a neat bun so my earrings and the accessories around my neck would be clearly visible.
Once dressed, I took a deep breath and headed out with them.
The walk to the dining hall felt long, although it really wasn’t. Every step was heavy, as chin if the walls whispered memories of all I had endured within them. But I kept my up.
The guards bowed respectfully as we approached. I ignored them and walked in.
As expected, the triplets were already seated.
The moment I entered, all three of them turned to look at me.
Silence fell across the room.
I kept my face blank, refusing to show any emotion. Not anger. Not pain. Nothing. They didn’t deserve to know what I felt.
“Good morning,” Alpha Lennox said first.
I gave a slight nod. “Morning.”
Alpha Levi and Alpha Louis watched me, their eyes searching for any sign of softness. But I shot them a glare and looked away.
I walked to the far end of the table and sat down.
Lady Fiona was already seated too, and when our eyes met, she quickly looked away.
Good.
Servants began placing plates in front of us, filling the table with food I had no appetite for..
Just then, Alpha Damien made his way to the table and sat right beside me. I felt awkward and swallowed hard, but he remained calm. Unexpectedly, he leaned into the crook of my neck and inhaled deeply, then groaned.
“Fuck! You smell so good.”
My lips parted in shock as I turned to give him a look, but he only smirked and focused on the plate before him. Feeling piercing gazes on me, I looked around the table-and the first pair of eyes I met were Levi’s. His cool, sea-blue gaze was locked on mine, sharp and full of anger. But there was a flicker of something else-jealousy? Regret? 1 couldn’t tell, and frankly, I didn’t care. I knew Lennox and Louis were watching too, but
I didn’t care.
I looked away and picked up my fork, ignoring the fury and tension now settling across the table like a heavy storm cloud. I hadn’t asked for this drama, and I wasn’t going to feed into it.
But of course, Alpha Damien wasn’t done.
Damien picked up a sausage from his plate and turned to me with a smirk.
“Here,” he said softly, holding it out like he was about to feed me. “Just one bite.” He moved it towards my mouth like it was some kind of romantic gesture.
Before I could say no or react, a low, angry growl cut through the air-it was Levi’s. gry
“She doesn’t eat that,” he snapped, his voice echoing in the hall. “If you’re trying to act romantic to your own nephew’s/wife, maybe learn something about her first.”
The table went quiet. Dead quiet.
Damien raised an eyebrow and slowly pulled the sausage back. “You’re right,” he said lightly. “After all, she will be having my child soon. I need to know things about her.”
Those words enraged Levi even more. He was staring straight at Damien, his eyes full of fury. His jaw was clenched so tightly, it looked like he was holding back from shifting into his wolf.
I sat there frozen, feeling like I had suddenly become the prize in a fight I didn’t ask to be part of.
Damien, clearly not satisfied with the chaos he was causing, scooped up a spoonful of mashed cheese from his plate and turned to me again with a teasing smile.
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.