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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

I saw made

trembling in her doorway, tears streaming down her face as she

Alpha looked desperate, reaching for

away.

ran toward me, her eyes filled with tears

her away, something primal and protective surged within

Ethan, my fist connecting with

that sent him

doing?" I growled,

Olivia.

his amber eyes flashing with anger as

and my mate,

Olivia trembling against my

her for years? After letting your daughter die while you played

with another woman?"

darkened with rage and guilt. "You know nothing about my relationship

Olivia."

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

she whispered something only I could

knew what that place was-a mental health facility for werewolves in crisis. For Olivia to ask to

realized.

Ethan, my voice dropping

pain, Stone? What kind of man torments his wife this way?" Ethan took a step forward, his hands clenched into fists. "Don't pretend you care about her, Blackwood. We all know why you're really here. The Silvercrest territory has always been

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Olivia stiffen beside me, but I kept my eyes on Ethan. "Think what you want, Stone.

taking Olivia somewhere

swift movement, I swept Olivia into my arms. She felt so small, so

Her emerald eyes, usually so fierce and determined,

us," I warned Ethan, "I

might challenge me. The