Now, with Lucas revealing it, I remembered Victoria's invitation to Olivia to bring Lily to Emma's celebration feast. She wanted me to see Lily.
I didn't believe Lily was dead at the time, and I did miss her, looking forward to her coming. But only Olivia came, and she ruined the celebration feast.
Victoria called the Northern Territory Enforcers, and I didn't stop it, letting Olivia suffer. Even that night, I didn't see Lily's Moonwood Ceremonial Urn in the next room and was furious, hurting Olivia again.
My eyes grew redder, looking at Olivia, wanting to say sorry. My wolf whined with remorse.
Lucas hugged Olivia tighter, his wolf's protective instincts surging as he continued, "Do you know why Olivia rushed into Victoria's house two years ago, hating her so much that she wanted to kill her?"
I also remembered that day. I wanted to have another child with Olivia so that Lily might be reborn as our pup.
Olivia reacted strongly, insisting on Victoria paying with her life. After we broke up unhappily, Emma called me, saying Victoria was bleeding a lot.
I rushed over and saw Victoria with a head injury. Because Olivia had said those words to me, my first reaction was that Olivia had really hurt Victoria like that.
Afterward, Olivia rushed into Rosewood Haven covered in blood, wanting to kill Victoria. I stopped her, fearing she would kill someone, and had James Knight inject her with a sedative and take her back to Maple Grove.
"Why?" I asked, dreading the answer.
Lucas patted Olivia's back, comforting her, and said, "That night, Victoria secretly took wolfsbane-infused blood and a silver talisman that would prevent a werewolf's spirit from finding peace to Lily's grave."
"Victoria wanted Lily's spirit to never find rest with the Moon Goddess. Olivia tried her best to stop her, but Victoria still poured the wolfsbane blood on Lily's Moonstone Tombstone."
"Olivia wiped it clean all night."
I trembled, imagining Olivia's despair as she wiped the poisonous blood from her daughter's resting place. Her hands burning from contact with the wolfsbane.
"Olivia, go inside and check on the venison stew," Lucas said, excusing Olivia, not wanting her to relive the rest of the painful memories.
Olivia nodded and entered the cottage without looking at me. Lucas closed the door in front of me.
"And Victoria's paralysis, do you know why Olivia pushed her?" Lucas asked.
I was overwhelmed, my wolf cowering beneath my skin.
"Victoria knew Olivia had severe moon sickness, and she threatened Olivia to see her with Lily's ashes. She used Lily's ashes to threaten Olivia to kneel and submit to her, humiliating Olivia, trampling on her dignity."
Lucas's gaze at me turned cold. "She wanted to push Olivia to the extreme, to make her take her own life."
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