Chapter 404

Her words hit me like silver bullets to the heart. Each syllable was a dagger twisting in my chest.

"You don't mean that," I whispered, refusing to believe it.

"I do," she said firmly. "Leave me alone and stop bothering me."

But I refused to give up. I held her tighter, pressing my lips to the top of her head.

Then I noticed something that shocked me to my core. Streaks of silver ran through her chestnut hair.

My breath caught in my throat. Silver hair was a sign of profound grief in werewolves, a physical manifestation of unbearable pain.

"Your hair," I whispered in horror.

Seizing the moment of my shock, Olivia pushed me away with unexpected strength. I stumbled backward, my injured leg nearly giving out.

She instinctively touched her hair but said nothing. Without another word, she turned to leave.

"Wait!" I called out, trying to stop her.

But I was interrupted by Evelyn Winters' voice. She had just awakened from her healing sleep.

"Olivia, dear," Evelyn called softly from her bed.

Olivia immediately went to her mother's side. "Mom, how are you feeling?"

"I'm fine, thanks to both of you," Evelyn said, glancing between us. "But you should go check on Lucas. He was injured helping us."

Olivia's face filled with concern. "Is he badly hurt?"

"Go see for yourself," Evelyn said gently. "You need to thank him properly."

door. I tried to follow, but

me.

"Ethan, plea

down," she said

to understand about Olivia's silver-streaked hair, I was held back by Evelyn. She gestured for me to

next to her. My burns throbbed

you saved us

concern. "I'm fine. But Olivia's

began

grief did this

Evelyn confirmed. "The immense grief and her inability

disappointment. "Your actions and neglect caused Olivia too much

words crushed down on me. I

a werewolf's heart breaks

voice heavy with accusation. "Do you

you inflicted on Olivia and

her words, but she

can you ask for

responsible

of their pain?"

chose

over your own mate

words struck deep into my heart like silver

made

her father didn't love her,"

it happen, powerless to change your

world crumbling around me. The full weight of my failures crashed

started,

when the damage is

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