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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.

and forcing

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

shook my head stubbornly. "I can't. This is my only chance

He understood what this meant to

the competition, I sat beside the Moonwood

ashes.

sweetheart," I promised, my fingers tracing the intricate carvings

win

of the award ceremony, I arrived at Lunar

unlike anything seen before

I encountered Elder Willow. Her wise eyes crinkled at the corners

1. me.

she greeted, taking my hands in hers. "Your design

leaped

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

more, but..." She squeezed my hands meaningfully, her

with barely contained

clear - I

flooded through me, so powerful that I had

refreshment room, tears of joy streaming down my

wall. "We did it, baby.

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

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dalbed at my eyes and left the refreshment room, planning to gor

confider, a familiar scent caught my attention pine and interi

with Victoria Frost, their bodies close, heads

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

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

my heart. Something

could spot me, hurrying toward one

makeup before the ceremony, my phone rang Elder Willow's name

the screen

answered, my voice

changed completely

wanted to

hovering near

you to get your

vanity. "What do you mean? You

impressed everyone."

did, my dear. It truly did." Elder Willow

factors come

demanded, my voice

Influence. I've just

"But my design was better. You said

yourself

it was" Another heavy sigh.

do."

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call ended, I remembered seeing Ethan and

like

had used his influence to steal my victory and give it

through Lunar Tower, my body trembling

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