Because something about the way Lennox said it-possessive, dark, furious-sounded less like he was jealous…
Confused. I left them at the control room and went back to the table, where Anita was still seated.
“Has your lover been revealed?” she asked, sounding curious. Obviously, I was by now certain she had no hand in it..
I ignored her question and picked up the box of jewelry again, staring down at it. Whoever sent this had money-serious money. The set of gold jewelry gleamed, exquisite and expensive.
I sat back at the table, the box of gold jewelry resting lightly in my lap.
The sound of hurried footsteps got my attention.
I looked up just in time to see all three brothers re-enter the dining room-Lennox in the lead, storming toward me like a thundercloud about to break. His eyes were locked on the box in my lap, dark and burning with emotion I couldn’t name.
“Give it to me,” he said sharply, stopping just in front of me.
I blinked. “What?”
“The box, Olivia. Hand it over.
I stared up at him. “No.”
His jaw tensed, his nostrils flaring. “I said give it to me. I want it gone.”
I stood, holding the box tightly against my chest. “You already burned the teddy bear. I let you do that, even though it was a harmless gift. But this?” I shook my head. “No. I’m not letting you destroy this too. This is expensive.”
He took a step closer, his presence towering, his anger suffocating. “You think this means something? You think I can’t get hundreds of them for you with just a snap of my fingers?” “But you never did, I shot back, my voice rising. “What you couldn’t give, someone else did.” Lennox’s eyes flashed. “Really? So gifts were your problem? You wanted them? Is that what you told him?”
I glared at him, breath trembling “Gifts were never my problem, and I don’t need your damn gifts, Lennox.”
That hit him. Hard. He flinched like I’d slapped him.
His eyes widened, darkening furiously. “Hand it over. That’s an order, Olivia.*
“I’m not one of your pack members to command, I bit back. “I’m your Luna. You don’t get to bark orders at me just because you’re pissed.”
“Alright, enough!” Levi suddenly stepped in, his voice authoritative but calm. “Lennox, back off.”
Louis nodded in agreement, coming up behind him. “We need to focus on who left that box, not fight Olivia over it.”
Lennox didn’t move for a long second. His jaw clenched, and he stared at the box like it personally offended him. Like it had stolen something from him.
He stared at me, his breathing ragged, like he was fighting the urge to say something he’d
Tel.
Clutched the box to my chest, trembling, furious, confused… and somewhere deep down, aching.
Because the way he looked at me-it wasn’t just anger.
It was jealousy.
Possession. only comes from a man who’s in love. anyone could speak again, Anita suddenly gasped and reached for the edge of the table.
I don’t feel so good,” she whispered, swaying in her seat.
Louis rushed to her side, concern flashing across his face. “Anita?”
She blinked slowly, her body listing like she couldn’t hold herself upright. “Dizzy… everything’s spinning…”
Before I could even process what was happening, Lennox moved.
Gone was the fury, the rage-his whole body shifted into protector mode. He was at her side in an instant, scooping her into his arms as if she weighed nothing.
“Anita,” he said, voice tight with worry, “I’ll take you back to your room.”
I stood frozen as I watched him cradle her against his chest, murmuring something low I couldn’t hear. Her head lolled slightly, and she pressed her face into his neck with a soft, breathy sound.
Lennox didn’t hesitate. He turned sharply, striding out of the dining room, carrying her like she was something fragile-something precious.
Louis and Levi followed behind quickly, murmuring to each other in hushed tones.
And I… I just stood there.
The box of jewelry was still my clutched tightly in us, pressed against my chest.
I couldn’t move.
Couldn’t breathe.
Couldn’t feel anything beyond the sharp, cold pressure of watching him carry someone else like that. Watching my mates giving someone else such attention.
My legs threatened to give out under me.
I sank slowly back into my seat, the weight in my chest growing heavier by the second.
It was like I was invisible again.
Forgotten.
Like I’d never been the girl who once had all three of them fighting to hold her hand.
Like I hadn’t meant anything.
And maybe I didn’t.
Not anymore.
I glanced down at the box of gold jewelry in my lap, fingers tightening around it.
At least someone out there still sees me.
Louis’ POV
I walked back into my room feeling pissed off. I didn’t even care that Olivia had slapped me in public, which was a taboo. All I regretted was the name whore I called her, and I knew soon it would start spreading like wildfire.
Raged, I hit my fist against the wall, and it hurt, but it wasn’t compared to the guilt I felt deep down.
Suddenly, the door to my room pushed open and Levi walked in, his eyes narrowing at me.
“What is it I just heard?” Levi asked, sounding angry, and I didn’t know if the anger was directed. jat me or on something else.
“You insulted Olivia? Accused Madison of being the lover? What were you thinking? Doing all that before hundreds of men!” Levi spat angrily.
His anger could be felt. He was so angry that where I stood, I had to take a step back-afraid he might attack me.
“How could you, Louis! Do you know what that means? The news will spread around the pack. Pack members will start mocking her! Calling her names!”
I couldn’t look at him. I couldn’t face the disgust in his eyes-not when I already hated myself enough.
“I know,” I muttered hoarsely, my voice barely audible.
“You know?” Levi took a step closer, his jaw why the hell did you do it?
Light with furu “T You called her a whore, Louis. In front of everyone!”,
! swallowed the lump in my throat. “It slipped out. I was angry. 1-
“You think that’s a damn excuse?” Levi roared, his eyes glowing with the faint shimmer of his wolf trying to surface. “You let your jealousy get the better of you.”
I turned away, unable to meet his gaze, staring down at the blood trickling from my knuckles where I had lat the wall. “I didn’t mean it.”
“But you said it, Levi snapped. “And now that word’s going to stick to her like a curse. You branded her in front of the pack
His words hit harder than his fists ever could have. I sank onto the edge of my bed, pressing my hand against my face, trying to breathe past the guilt.
“I should have never said it, I whispered. “I was jealous. Seeing her with him… laughing. It’s been years since she looked at me like that.
Bil Recret want her to laugh Levi crossed his arms, glaring down at me. “She is your mate, your wife. If you with you then do it… make her laugh and stop being jealous over someone doing it,” he spat in anger.
I frowned but didn’t say a word. Rather, I looked away, my wolf growling angrily inside me.
“I better go talk to Olivia,” Levi grunted and stormed out of the room, slamming the door hard.
A shaky breath left my lips as I continued staring at the floor, the ringing of Levi’s words still echoing in my ears. She’s your mate… make her laugh, stop being jealous.
I knew he was right. I knew I’d messed up so badly I wasn’t sure how to come back from it.
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.