I recoiled from his touch, disgust and fury warring within me. “Get out of my house, Ethan.
Now!”
“Olivia-”
“GET OUT!” I screamed, my control finally snapping. Tears streamed down my face as I pointed to the door. “You have no right to be here. No right to ask anything of me!”
I felt myself teetering on the edge of a complete breakdown. The walls seemed to be closing in, and I couldn’t breathe. Ethan’s presence was suffocating me.
Through my tears, I caught sight of a familiar figure at the edge of my vision. Lucas
Blackwood stood just outside my door, his powerful frame tense with anger as he took in the
scene.
Relief washed over me at the sight of him. Without thinking, I rushed toward him, my eyes
pleading.
“Lucas, please,” I begged, my voice breaking. “Take me away from here. I can’t… I can’t stay here anymore.”
(Lucas’s POV)
I had only made it halfway to my car when I felt it–a sharp tug of concern that made me turn back toward Olivia’s cottage. Something didn’t feel right.
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As I approached, I heard raised voices. Olivia’s, filled with pain and fury, and a man’s–deeper, pleading. I recognized it immediately. Ethan Stone.
I moved silently to the edge of the clearing, staying in the shadows as I assessed the
situation. What I saw made my blood boil.
Olivia stood trembling in her doorway, tears streaming down her face as she screamed at
Ethan to leave. The Silvercrest Alpha looked desperate, reaching for her even as she backed
away.
I’d seen enough. When Olivia spotted me and ran toward me, her eyes filled with tears and
begging me to take her away, something primal and protective surged within me.
Without hesitation, I launched myself at Ethan, my fist connecting with his jaw in a powerful
blow that sent him staggering backward.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” I growled, positioning myself between him and
Olivia.
Ethan recovered quickly, his amber eyes flashing with anger as he straightened. “This is
between me and my mate, Blackwood. Stay out of it.”
“Your mate?” I laughed harshly, feeling Olivia trembling against my side. “Is that what you call
her after abandoning her for years? After letting your daughter die while you played family
with another woman?”
Ethan’s face darkened with rage and guilt. “You know nothing about my relationship with
Olivia.”
“I know enough,” I snarled, pulling Olivia closer to my side protectively. “I know you’ve caused her nothing but pain. I know she’s crying and begging to be taken away from you.”
She turned her face into my chest, refusing to even look at him. I felt her tears soaking
through my shirt.
“She doesn’t want to talk to you,” I said firmly. “Respect her wishes for once in your life.”
Without waiting for his response, I carried Olivia to my SUV parked at the edge of the clearing.
I could feel Ethan’s eyes burning into my back, but he made no move to follow us.
As I settled Olivia into the passenger seat, I caught a flicker of movement in the trees beyond
her cottage. A flash of pale blonde hair, quickly hidden. Someone had been watching us.
I scanned the area carefully but saw nothing more. Whoever it was had disappeared into the
shadows.
“Are you sure about this?” I asked Olivia quietly as I slid into the driver’s seat. “The Counseling
Center?”
She nodded, her face pale and drawn. “I can’t do this anymore, Lucas. I feel like I’m drowning.
Like I’m losing my mind.”
Her honesty broke my heart. I reached over and squeezed her hand gently. “Then that’s where
we’ll go.”
What I didn’t see was Victoria Frost emerging from the shadows between the trees, a satisfied
smile playing on her lips as she watched us leave. She pulled out her phone and made a quick
call before following our SUV at a discreet distance.
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