Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 22: someone wants me dead

Chapter 22: someone wants me dead

Olivia's POV

I turned back to the triplets, my frown deepening. "She's not here:

Levi scoffed. "Of course, she's not."

Louis let out an exasperated breath. "You expect us to believe that? These are all the maids in the estate, Olivia"

"T know what I saw!" I snapped, frustration flaring in my chest. "Someone gave me the juice. If she's not here, then that means-*

"She doesn't exist, Lennox cut in, his voice laced with anger.

My frown deepened. "That's not what l was going to say."

The head maid stepped forward. "Alpha, these are all the maids currently employed in the estate. If Miss Olivia claims someone else served her, I assure you, she must be mistaken."

Mistaken?

A cold chill ran down my spine. No. I wasn't mistaken.

Lennox took a step closer to me, his voice low but biting. "Enough of this, Olivia. The healer said the poison was commonly used in suicides. There's no mystery maid, no secret culprit. Just admit it."

My hands shook with rage. "I didn't poison myself!"

"Then where is the proof?" Levi shot back. "Where is this so-called maid?"

I looked between them, my heart hammering. They didn't believe me. They were convinced I had done this to myself.

I turned to my mother, hoping-praying-that she would defend me. But she stood silently beside me, her face pale, her lips pressed together.

She didn't doubt me. But she was powerless against them.

A bitter laugh escaped me. "So that's it? You've already decided I'm lying?"

Lennox's gaze hardened. "You were the only one in the room. No one else."

my head. "I know what

us,

Lennox sighed, rubbing a hand down his face. "This

before Levi turned to the guards. "Take her back to her room. She's still

dropped. They were dismissing me.

exhaustion

at me. "So

fists as two guards stepped forward,

my gaze landed on the head maid once more.

then-just for a split second—I

something in

hit me

who she was. She might not even be a maid. She might be an assassin dressed in a maid's clothes to carry out the plan, and now she was gone. There was no way I

back to my room, and as I sank onto the bed, my thoughts raced. Someone had tried to kill me. And if they failed

have to leave this place. If

look on my mother's face. Obviously, she knew I was right. Whoever had tried to poison

you, she said with a sigh, and I panicked. I knew I had to do

stayed in bed, thinking of ways to escape. It was better to be a rogue than to live this life of torture, but

one of the mansion staff, came and announced that dinner was ready and that the Alphas demanded I come

the dining room, and as expected, the triplets were there-so was Anita. The moment I saw her, my wolf howled in anger, but I composed

me. There was something about her smirk-it reminded me that I had been poisoned. I

myself to remain calm as I picked up my fork, my eyes never leaving Anita. She looked too pleased with herself, as if she was enjoying my suffering. My wolf growled again, but I took a slow breath, suppressing the rage bubbling beneath

of my

nodding toward my untouched plate. "You need to regain

like I was crazy? So they could dismiss me again when I tried

forcing myself to take a bite, despite how little appetite I

my fork, my mother walked into the dining room, a tray in her hands, carrying

have been an omega, but she was still my mother. She wasn't supposed to be waiting on me like this-not when there were others who

the one serving? There are

for a second before lowering her head and continuing to pour the water as if she hadn't

out a quiet chuckle, swirling the wine in her glass as she smirked at me. "Oh, Olivia, don't forget where you come

but what enraged me even more was the silence from the triplets. Not one of them spoke