“What was best for you,” Louis snapped coldly. “Not for us. Never for us.” 4
My brothers and I walked forward in unison, each step echoing with authority. We took our seats at the front, flanked by guards and elders. The hall was packed, yet it felt cold. Tense. No one dared to speak.
“A plan,” he added. “To get Olivia here. Instantly.”
I nodded. “Yes. They should be arriving soon. I told her to notify the guards at the border.”
But I didn’t even look at her.
Gasps echoed across the room.
Mother gasped. “Lennox, no-please!”
My frown deepened. Still, I said nothing.
“Lennox,” Mother pleaded again, her voice shaking. “I’m still your mother…”
My brow furrowed.
Father didn’t say anything. He hadn’t said much since everything came to light. He just stood there-silent.
Finally, Levi broke the quietness.
I looked at her, frowning. “No more excuses. No more tears.”
Lennox’s POV
We both turned to look at him.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Anita.
Our mother nodded through her tears but couldn’t find her voice.
Anita and her mother began crying, but I ignored them and turned to the guards.
Her eyes were red-rimmed, like she’d been crying.
The charges were read aloud: Treason, use of black magic… attempted murder.
The crackle of the fireplace was the only sound in the room.
There was no need for arguments. No need for defense. Even as the elders began their formal questioning, my mind had already made its decision. All this was just formalities.
Despite everything, despite knowing we were related, despite the blood feud and the tangled mess between our families, it didn’t change how I felt.
“Lennox… Levi… Louis,” she began softly, stepping forward. “I know you’re angry. I know what we did was wrong. I just-“
She broke into sobs then, sinking back onto the couch, her face buried in her hands.
I stared into the fire, my jaw tight, trying to keep the pain from swallowing me whole. Once inside our shared quarters, the silence remained.
“And as for you…” I said, turning my gaze back to the man who had caused so much pain, “You are to be crucified to death at the border. Let your punishment be a warning to all who think of betraying this pack.”
We sat in our usual spots, but no one said a word for a long time.
“As Alpha of this pack, I hereby decree that you, and your entire bloodline, be banished. Effective immediately.”
I could’ve just teleported away right now, left them all staring at the air.
Levi laughed and rolled off me, raising his hands in surrender. “Alright, alright. Truce.”
I sighed, hugging my knees. “I know. But it’s hard. Everyone looks at me like I’m this… powerful girl who’s supposed to fix everything. But I feel so lost. I miss you both. I miss home. Even with Calvin being kind, I still feel like I’m surrounded by strangers.
Moments later, a young maid arrived and curtsied. “I’ll show your guests to their chambers, my lady.”
Nora let out a shaky laugh. “We missed you more, my lady.”
I sighed, still not meeting Levi’s eyes. “You guys are unbelievable.”
“You can’t blame me. She was once dear to me.”
They tricked me.
But I couldn’t stay in that moment any longer. I forced a smile and stood up.
The moment their eyes landed on me, they both rushed forward, and I met them halfway. We collided in a tight hug, the kind that squeezed the breath out of you, but in the best way.
I hesitated, but then I nodded. “I’m surviving.”
They’re already here?
I didn’t know what was going to happen. But one thing was certain-they were still in my heart. And that… terrified me.
“You’re ganging up on me!” I shouted, dodging another attack.
“The only way?” I spat, struggling under him. “You faked collapsing just to drag me here?! What is wrong with you three?!”
Olivia’s POV
As I sat up, rearranging my hair, Lennox stepped closer.
“Not ever again,” Lolita added.
“Oh really?” I raised a brow, tossing him a pillow. “Then show your loyalty, soldier
I frowned.
“Get off me, or I swear I’ll teleport your eyebrows off one by one.”
The second I arrived, I saw Louis and Lennox crouched beside Levi’s motionless form, panic etched on their faces.
“You two had a long journey,” I said. “You need to rest.”
“Wow,” Nora said, spinning slowly. “This room is huge.”
Then, in the middle of it all, Levi tripped on a pillow and fell.
I blinked, caught off guard. “I… I don’t know.”
“Are you okay?” she asked gently.
“Levi?!” I gasped, my heart slamming into my ribs.
Still fuming, I looked around the room, my eyes landing on a pillow near Levi’s head.
Nora and Lolita exchanged another glance before Nora leaned in closer.
We reached my room, and the moment the door shut behind us, all the weight I’d been carrying seemed to ease. Nora and Lolita looked around with wide eyes, taking in the space.
Totally unfair.
Because deep down, despite all the reasons I shouldn’t… I didn’t want to.
“You’re not alone anymore,” Nora whispered.
“Olivia… Levi just collapsed… He’s unconscious. Please, we need your help…” he pleaded in a panicked voice.
He blinked in shock, then slowly turned his head toward me, his eyes wide. “Did you just throw that at me?”
“Olivia… can you hear me?”
When suddenly-
“Don’t tell me you’re feeling sorry for her,” she growled. *
I blinked in confusion as realization hit me like a slap.
“Oh, you bet I did,” I said, already reaching for another one.
Nora and Lolita.
They watched me quietly, waiting.
I didn’t wait for him to finish. I teleported out of my room and appeared in Levi’s chamber.
Levi turned to me with a grin. “I’m on Olivia’s team now.”
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.