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I couldn't breathe. Couldn't move. Couldn't think.

Olivia was alive.

My mate-the woman I'd mourned for two years, whose absence had left a gaping

hole in my

chest-stood before me, more beautiful than my tortured memories had preserved.

"Olivia," I whispered, the name falling from my lips like a prayer.

My wolf howled inside me, desperate to reach her, to touch her, to confirm she was real and

not another cruel dream. Joy surged through me, so powerful it nearly brought me

to my

knees.

Victoria's hand gripped my arm, her nails digging into my flesh. I barely noticed. “Ethan,” she hissed, her voice tight with fury. "Everyone is staring."

I couldn't tear my eyes away from Olivia. The chestnut hair I'd run my fingers through

countless times. The emerald eyes that had once looked at me with love, now cold and

distant.

Victoria's grip tightened painfully. Her thoughts were practically screaming in my head through our pack bond.

This she-wolf, she's actually still alive. The moment she returns, she starts trying to reclaim

her mate. How dare she!

(Olivia's POV)

I felt Ethan's eyes on me like a physical touch, but I refused to acknowledge him.

Instead, I walked with deliberate confidence toward Gwendolyn Pierce, aware that every eye in

the gathering was fixed on me. The whispers followed in my wake-the dead Luna, returned

from the grave.

I stopped directly in front of Victoria's wheelchair. Her face had gone pale, her eyes wide with

shock and fear. She seemed to shrink in her paralyzed body, no doubt remembering our last

confrontation.

"Victoria," I greeted her with cold politeness. "I see you've survived."

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She flinched at my words, her hands gripping the armrests of her wheelchair.

"As have you," she managed, her voice barely above a whisper.

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I smiled, a sharp, dangerous thing with no warmth. "Who would have known that there is still justice in the world?"

My eyes deliberately lingered on her useless legs. The irony wasn't lost on me- the woman. who had stolen my mate, who had contributed to my daughter's death, now trapped in a

broken body.

"Do you remember what you said to me at Lily's grave two years ago?" I asked softly, for her

ears alone. "You said you didn't believe in karma.”

Victoria's face drained of what little color remained.

"This," I gestured to her wheelchair, "is just the beginning of what you deserve."

I turned away from her, dismissing her as she had once dismissed me, and approached Gwendolyn Pierce.

"Thank you for this opportunity," I said warmly, accepting the champagne flute she offered. "To new beginnings."

Gwendolyn raised her glass in response. "To exceptional talent, Ms. Winters." (Victoria's POV)

watched in helpless rage as Olivia charmed Gwendolyn Pierce, the most influential she-wolf. in Shadow Creek. The woman I'd spent months cultivating as a potential

Olivia instead.

Ethan-couldn't take his

years, I'd been by his side. I'd

he slowly opened his heart

to destroy

side, placing a trembling hand on his

weakness into my voice. "I'm feeling tired. Could

me, his attention still fixed on Olivia. "Maxwell will take you." The dismissal stung like a

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respond, I noticed Tiffany Reynolds approaching Olivia.

of more successful artists. I watched

Olivia's conversation

Tiffany's voice carried clearly. "Everyone is curious-what

Alpha King Stone now? Are you still pursuing him

Frost?"

inwardly. Gwendolyn Pierce was known to despise

Ethan, the partnership would

began.

expression changed, her distaste evident. She turned

her response.

cold.

rose

who betrayed his

to his wife?"

eyes flashing with controlled

felt Ethan flinch beside me.

She turned to Tiffany with

that answers your question. Now,

designer slunk away, her attempt at sabotage having

(Olivia's POV)

Gwendolyn said, guiding me toward a quieter corner of the gathering.

seen anything like

Collins, a server carrying a tray of crystal glasses, had tripped

thinking, I stepped forward, shielding Gwendolyn from the falling debris. Sharp pain.

Winters!" Gwendolyn exclaimed, steadying me.

looked down to see blood seeping through my dress. The

was

bleeding freely.

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the corner of my eye, I saw Ethan moving toward me, concern etched

moment, our eyes met, and I saw

Then Victoria cried out.

attempted to stand from her wheelchair and

contorted in apparent

she called, her voice breaking. "Please, help

Ethan hesitated, torn between coming to me and returning to Victoria. His sense of responsibility won out.

sorry," she whimpered loudly enough for everyone to hear. "I thought I could stand for a moment. I just wanted

gently, cradling her against his chest. "It's alright,"

"I've got you."

we go home now? Please? I can't

away, Victoria glanced over his shoulder at me, her eyes gleaming with

message was clear: she still came

(Olivia's POV)

need to have that treated," Gwendolyn said, gesturing to my bleeding

Glade Refreshment Pavilion has a

pavilion at the edge of the gathering. Once inside, I sat

to suppress. Two years ago, after Lily's death, I'd been consumed by despair and rage. The knowledge that Ethan and Victoria were happy together while my daughter lay cold in the ground had driven me

as physical pain drowned out the emotional agony. I'd

Winters, the woman who had spent years searching for the daughter taken from her, had recognized me from news reports about the Luna of Silvercrest Pack. She had nursed me

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me from my dark memories. A

and pine-announced Ethan's presence

you," he said, kneeling before me

I warned, my voice low and

reached for my leg anyway. I kicked out, my

sending him stumbling backward.

stay away

amber eyes sad but determined. "Wasn't stabbing

enough to quell