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Chapter 15: Sacred Grounds

Chapter 15: Sacred Grounds

(Olivia's POV)

I felt my stomach lurch violently as Ethan carried me into my bedroom. The moonlight wine I'd consumed rushed back up my throat without warning.

"Ethan-I'm going to-" I couldn't finish my sentence before the contents of my stomach

erupted.

The vomit splattered across his expensive shirt, dripping down onto his pants. Ethan froze, his amber eyes widening with shock before narrowing with disgust.

He set me down on the edge of the bed immediately, stepping back as if I were contagious. The revulsion on his face was unmistakable.

"I'm sorry," I mumbled, mortified and still dizzy.

Without a word, Ethan stalked to my bathroom. I heard water running as he attempted to clean himself up.

When he emerged, his shirt was wet where he'd tried to wash away the mess. His jaw was

clenched tight, his earlier tenderness completely evaporated.

"I'll see myself out," he said coldly, not meeting my eyes.

The door slammed behind him, leaving me alone in the silence of my apartment. I curled up

on my bed, my body still aching from the assault and now from the aftermath of too much

wine.

I fell into a restless sleep, haunted by memories of hands grabbing me in dark alleys and

amber eyes filled with disgust.

The following month passed in a blur of focused determination. I poured every ounce of

energy into my crystal design for the Pack Healer's Crystal Competition.

My fingers ached as I sketched late into the night, the special moonwood pencils moving across the pages of my moonstone-infused sketchbook. Every line was drawn with purpose,

every configuration calculated for maximum healing potential.

"This has to work," I whispered to Lily's portrait as I worked. "This is for you, baby."

The $50,000 prize money would secure the sacred burial ground I'd found for Lily's ashes.

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Located in a peaceful clearing at the edge of pack territory, the ground was said to help

departed wolf spirits find peace in the afterlife.

I barely ate or slept, driven by the desperate need to give my daughter a proper resting place. My design incorporated innovative uses of healing crystals that could revolutionize pack

medicine.

food and forcing me to take

need to rest," he insisted one evening, his hazel eyes concerned as he took in my

"I can't. This is my only chance to get the

He

before the competition, I sat beside the Moonwood Ceremonial Urn

ashes.

my fingers tracing the intricate carvings on the

I'll win this for

the award ceremony, I arrived at Lunar Tower with my completed design.

were unlike anything seen

I encountered Elder Willow. Her wise eyes crinkled

1. me.

taking my hands in hers. "Your design has

leaped with hope.

leaned closer, her voice dropping to a whisper. "The judges

say more, but..." She squeezed my

with barely contained

clear

that I had to excuse

refreshment room, tears of joy streaming down

against the wall. "We

myself to imagine it - the peaceful clearing, the sacred ground, the small memorial marker I would place

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my eyes and left the refreshment room, planning to

walked through the confider, a familiar scent caught my attention pine and interi Ethan's distinctive

peering around the corner. There he stood with Victoria Frost, their bodies close, heads bent together in

me most they wSIG speaking with two of the competition officials, their expressions

smile sweet and persuasive, Ethan stood tall beside her, his

my heart.

backed away before they could spot me, hurrying toward one of the

ceremony, my phone rang Elder

the screen

answered, my voice cheerful despite my earlier

tone had changed completely from

to speak

hovering near

don't want you to get your hopes up

vanity. "What do you mean? You said

impressed everyone."

truly did." Elder Willow sighed

other factors come

factors?" I demanded, my voice

pause, Elder Willow spoke reluctantly. "Politics, Influence. I've just learned the

"But my design was better. You said

yourself

knows it was" Another heavy sigh. "I'm sorry, Olivia.

do."

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seeing Ethan and Victoria with

me like a

to steal

my body

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