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."

headed for the door. I tried

me.

"Ethan, plea

down," she said

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

chair next to her. My

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

fine. But Olivia's hair-when did it

expression grew sad. "It began the night

heart clenched. "The grief did this to

grief and her inability to seek

neglect caused Olivia too much

crushed down on me. I had done

appears when a werewolf's heart breaks beyond repair," Evelyn continued. "You broke

with accusation. "Do you remember the

you inflicted on Olivia and your

her words, but she

you ask for

responsible

of their pain?" she

chose

over your own mate

struck deep into my heart like silver daggers. Each

that made

love her,"

it happen, powerless to change your

around me. The full weight of my failures crashed down

never meant—" I started, but Evelyn

the damage is done," she

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