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."

I tried to follow, but Evelyn's

me.

"Ethan, plea

down," she

silver-streaked hair, I was held back by Evelyn.

over and took the chair next

inquired. "I know you saved us from the fire despite everything between

off her concern. "I'm fine. But Olivia's hair-when did it start turning

began

grief did this

"The immense grief and her inability to seek

with disappointment. "Your actions and neglect

of her words crushed down on me. I had done

hair appears when a werewolf's heart breaks beyond repair," Evelyn

with accusation. "Do you remember the

you inflicted on

words,

you

responsible for

their pain?"

you chose

over your own

struck deep into my heart like silver daggers. Each accusation

and that made them hurt

her father didn't love

powerless to change

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

never meant—" I started, but Evelyn

don't matter when the damage is done," she

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