My heart stuttered as I took the card and read the looping, elegant handwriting:
To the most beautiful woman in the world -Your admirer.
I blinked, stunned.
I dared to glance up.
Lennox stared at the rose like it personally offended him.
“What does the note say?” Lennox said with a grunt. I eyed him and stared back at the bouquet of ro of roses.
“Olivia, Lennox asked a question, Louis demanded angrily.
I glared back at him. “I have no idea… the sender didn’t…” My words didn’t leave my mouth before Lennox snatched the note from my hand and read it. His frown constructed into a bigger frown.
My hands trembled slightly as Lennox gripped the card like it had personally wronged him, his eyes narrowing to slits as he re-read the message, jaw clenched.
“To the most beautiful woman in the world,” he hissed, voice dripping venom. “Who the hell is this admirer?”
I stared back at him, exasperated. “I already said-I don’t know.”
“Spare me the lies, Olivia!” Lennox roared. “Is it the man who gave you that hickey on your neck? Huh? Is he your secret admirer?” He leaned across the table, his voice full of anger. “Who is he?! Tell me his name. How dare he touch you! You are ours! Our mate-our wife!”
My mouth fell open at the possessive words. Our wife? Suddenly, I was theirs?
Louis stood now too, voice low and sharp. “It wasn’t me,” he said, eyes flicking from me to Lennox. “And I’m guessing it wasn’t either of you?”
Lennox looked thunderous but shook his head stiffly.
Levi just sipped his coffee, slow and deliberate, before finally saying, “Nope.”
Louis turned back to me. “Then who the fuck sent this, Olivia? Who’s been putting their hands on you?”
“No one!” I snapped, standing now, voice echoing in the large room. “Why do you assume I know who it is?! Why do you think someone touched me? Just because a flower shows up?!”
“Because of the marks, Olivia!” Lennox spat. “You think we’re blind?”
Min Seni #
“I don’t know what you are talking about!” I spat.
Anita let out a fake gasp, then smirked. “So it’s true. You have been whoring around. No wonder you’re glowing this morning.”
My wolf growled in anger, rattling just beneath the surface of my skin. But before I could say. anything, Levi finally spoke his voice like cool water on a fire.
“That’s enough, Anita.” Levi’s tone dropped, calm but laced with warning. He didn’t even look at her-his eyes were on me. “You don’t get to speak to her like that.”
Anita blinked, clearly caught off guard, then narrowed her eyes at him. “I’m just stating the obvious-
“I said enough,” Levi repeated, sharper now, and this time his voice cut through the air like a blade.
She went quiet, lips pu into a tight line, fury dancing in her gaze.
Levi set down his coffee with a soft clink and leaned forward, eyes now flicking to Lennox and Louis. “Both of you, calm the hell down.”
“Someone sent her roses!” Louis barked.
“And screaming at her in front of the whole table won’t get us any closer to answers, Levi snapped back. “Look around-the staff can hear us.”
Lennox growled low in his throat, his fists clenched so hard I could see the veins on his arms. “If someone’s been touching her-if someone had dared to lay a single hand on her again, I swear on the goddess, I will burn down the world to find them.”
His eyes locked with mine, fire and fury blazing behind them. “There will be war, Olivia. I will end them.”
My breath hitched.
Levi stood, his voice quieter now but no less commanding. “We’ll look into it. Thoroughly. Discreetly
His gaze softened just a little when he looked at me again.
But it didn’t feel like that. Not when Lennox still looked like he wanted to tear something-or someone apart. Not when Louis’s eyes were a storm of suspicion and wounded pride.
And not when my heart was pounding so hard I could barely think.
I wanted to run.
I wanted to disappear into the woods, into the wind, anywhere but here.
“I’ve lost my appetite, Tannounced, getting up on my feet.
Who Sent it
“Olivia, you are not leaving…” Lennox yelled at me, but I ignored him and walked away.
Reaching my room, I stared at the flowers in my hand, wondering who might have sent them. Who would dare to send white roses and a note to me, not scared that the Alphas would see it?
I searched my memories trying to think who this person is, but suddenly the door to my room pushed open and Nora barged in.
“Luna, Alpha Lennox is dragging Warrior Jerek towards his study,” Nora announced.
“What!” I got up, left my room, and ran towards Lennox’s study.
Olivia’s POV
Reaching Lennox’s study, I pushed the door open, and the sight that met me got me frightened. Jerek was pressed against the wall while Lennox held him by the collar of his shirt, and Louis and Levi stood by a corner.
“Tell me! Were you the one who sent those roses to our mate?” Lennox demanded, his fangs. already baring out.
Jerek, who looked confused and frightened, shook his head. “No, Alpha… no… why would I do that?”
“Don’t you dare lie to us,” Louis grunted as he moved over to Jerck. “You are the only male close to Olivia. First, you sparred with her and second, you were her racing partner, so if anyone would dare to have a crush on her, it would be you!” Louis spat in anger.
Where I stood at the door, I was fuming with anger.
“Enough!” I shouted, my voice slicing through the thick tension in the room.
All eyes turned to me, but I didn’t flinch-not even when Lennox’s gaze snapped toward me, his face a storm of rage and jealousy.
“Let him go, Lennox! He didn’t do anything!”
Lennox didn’t even blink. His grip on Jerek’s collar remained tight, knuckles pale with pressure. “Stay out of this, Olivia,” he growled.
“I said let him go!” I stepped further into the room, my frown deepening. “Look at him! He’s terrified! He said he didn’t send the flowers!”
“I don’t believe him,” Lennox spat, baring his fangs. “He’s the only one who’s been close enough to you-touching you, training with you, laughing like you’re more than just a Luna.”
Jerek stammered, voice shaking. “I swear on my mate-I didn’t send anything! I wouldn’t dare disrespect the bond you all have with her! I love my mate-why would I risk that?”
Lennox’s eyes burned brighter, but after a long, heavy silence, he finally shoved Jerek back with a grunt. “Get out of my sight.”
Jerek stumbled away, breathing hard as he bowed quickly and exited the room like the floor might collapse beneath him.
I barely had time to breathe before Lennox turned to me, stalking forward with fire in his eyes. “You know who it is, Olivia,” he said, voice low and deadly serious. “You’re hiding something
Who is He
My mouth parted in shock. “What the hell are you talking about?! You think I’m lying to you?”
“Yes!” he roared, his eyes wild. “Because no man would dare send my mate something like that unless he was sure he had a place in your heart.”
I stiffened. My heart was racing, but I met his rage head-on. “I don’t know who sent the flowers. And even if I did-I wouldn’t tell you! Not if this is how you act!”
Lennox growled deep in his throat and took a step closer. His jaw clenched, muscles tight, and for a split second, I saw something almost frightening in his expression.
He raised a hand, but before it could even move closer, Levi was there-fast as lightning, stepping between us, palm pressed against Lennox’s chest.
“Are you seriously thinking of hitting her?” Levi asked, his voice low but dangerously sharp.
“Goddess forbid, Lennox snapped, glaring past his brother. “I’d never touch her like that, why would you even think that.”
“Then calm the hell down,” Levi said, his tone like iron. “She’s not your punching bag, Lennox. You’re angry-we all are-but don’t you dare take it out on her.”
Lennox stood still, chest heaving, eyes flickering between Levi and me. His mouth opened, like he wanted to argue-but instead, he just turned away, running a frustrated hand through his hair.
I exhaled shakily, my arms still trembling from the confrontation.
Levi turned to me, voice softer now. “Are you okay?”
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.