They both smiled, but I could see the worry still lingering in their eyes.
As I stepped out of the room, my heart thudded hard in my chest.
The hallway was quiet, but I could already hear the music and voices downstairs. The party was in full swing.
I walked slowly toward the stairs, the hem of my red dress brushing against my with every step I took.
And then I saw them.
Guests.
Dozens of them.
The moment I stepped onto the staircase, heads turned. Conversations stopped. Glasses froze mid-air.
All eyes were on me. ankles
Their gazes followed me as I descended one step at a time. I could feel it, curiosity, admiration, surprise.
But I didn’t stop.
I held my head high.
As I reached the last steps, Damien was waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs.
When I stepped onto the floor, he reached out and took my hand.
His touch was warm and gentle. For a moment, the music, the noise, the stares-all of it faded away.
He raised my hand slowly, deliberately, and pressed a soft kiss to the back of it.
A gesture that sent a fresh wave of warmth crawling up my neck.
My eyes flicked up, drawn by instinct, to the far corner of the room.
And there they were.
The triplets.
All three of them watching me with possessive stares.
Lennox’s gaze burned the hardest-sharp, possessive, as if he could tear Damien apart with just a thought.
For a second, I couldn’t look away.
But I forced myself to.
I tore my gaze from theirs and turned back to Damien, who still held my hand so gently-as if this was real. As if I really belonged to him.
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He smiled.
Not his usual smirk. Something softer.. something almost real.
Then he faced the guests, his voice smooth and clear as it filled the grand hall. a our
“Everyone,” he announced with ease, joined hands slightly for all to see, “allow me to introduce Olivia Parker… my girlfriend.”
Lennox’s POV
“Mine!”
My wolf growled loudly inside me, full of rage and jealousy.
He wanted me to march over there, grab Olivia from Damien’s arms, and tear Damien in two.
But I didn’t move.
I clenched my fists instead, trying to keep control.
Beside me, I caught Levi and Louis’s eyes. They looked just like me-furious, confused… pained.
But like we had agreed, none of us took a single step forward.
We suspected this might happen.
Earlier, through our bonds, we felt Olivia being intimate with someone… my brothers wanted to storm to Olivia’s room, but I stopped them. Rather, we hid in the hallway to see who it was. And a few seconds later, Uncle Damien walked out of her room with that smug smile he always wears.
We just knew.
Something had happened between him and Olivia.
But the question we couldn’t answer was: Was it real?
Was Olivia falling for him?
Was she… with our uncle?
Levi thought maybe she was doing it to punish us.
To make us feel the in she felt.
If that was true-we agreed-we would take it.
Whatever punishment she wanted to give us, we would accept it.
And now… here we are.
Standing still.
While Damien kisses her hand and tells everyone she’s his girlfriend.
A soft wave of whispers rose from the guests.
Some guests-those who knew Olivia was our mate, our Luna-kept glancing at us.
Waiting for the explosion.
Waiting for us to snap.
Waiting for us to lose control.
To go wild.
But we didn’t.
Even though our blood boiled.
Even though our wolves howled in pain.
We silently stayed where we were.
Then Olivia looked at us.
Right at us.
It wasn’t a glance-it was a stare.
Like she was waiting for us to react. Daring us to.
Maybe she wanted to see us lose control.
Or maybe… this was her revenge.
Her way of showing us how much we hurt her-by hurting us right back in front of everyone.
And if that’s what this is… if this is her punishment-
We’ll take it.
We’ll take every piece of it
But that doesn’t mean we’re letting her go.
No.
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.