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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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Sacred Grounds

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.

occasionally, bringing food and

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

shook my head stubbornly. "I can't. This is my only chance to get the money for Lily's

He understood what this meant to

I sat beside the Moonwood

ashes.

tracing

I'll win this

arrived at Lunar

configurations I'd created were unlike anything seen before in pack

encountered Elder Willow. Her wise eyes crinkled at the corners as she

1. me.

my hands in hers.

leaped with hope.

to a whisper. "The judges were astounded

innovation. I shouldn't say more, but..." She

with barely contained

clear

flooded through me, so powerful that I had to

refreshment room, tears of joy streaming down my

I whispered, leaning against the wall. "We did it, baby. You'll have your

myself to imagine it - the peaceful clearing, the sacred ground, the small memorial

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my eyes and left the refreshment room, planning

a familiar scent caught my attention

There he stood with Victoria Frost, their bodies

but it wasn't their closeness that troubled me most they wSIG speaking

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

my heart. Something felt

spot me, hurrying toward one of the private

the ceremony, my phone rang Elder Willow's name flashed

the screen

answered, my voice cheerful despite

Willow's tone had changed completely

wanted to speak with you before the

hovering near my eye. "What's

don't want you to

wand clattered onto the vanity. "What do you

impressed everyone."

truly did." Elder

other factors come

I demanded, my

I've just learned the win

"But my design was

yourself

was" Another heavy sigh. "I'm sorry,

do."

Chapter 15 Sacred Grounds

I remembered seeing Ethan and Victoria with the competition

me like a

steal my victory and

Tower, my body trembling with rage

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