Chapter 108: Attacked

Olivia's POV

Levi and I had barely made it down the stairs when a shout echoed from outside the pack house gates.

"Open up!"

We rushed outside, hearts racing, and what we saw stopped us cold.

Lennox was staggering through the front gates of the mansion, drenched in blood, one hand gripping his side while the other dragged along the ground for support. His shirt was torn, soaked through, and blood dripped from his fingertips onto the gravel path. His steps were slow, like he could collapse at any second.

"Lennox!" I screamed.

"Guards!" Levi bellowed, charging forward. I ran with him, fear crashing over me like a wave.

As we reached him, Lennox looked up. His face was pale, lips trembling, blood smeared across his cheek. But when he saw me, something like relief flickered in his eyes.

And then he collapsed—straight into my arms.

The force of his body knocked me down, and we both hit the ground. My hands immediately went to his face.

"Lennox! Lennox, stay with me!" I cried, brushing his hair back. "What happened?"

"Call the healer now!" Levi ordered the guards, who were already rushing toward us.

"I… I went to the woods for a night run…" Lennox's voice was weak, raspy. Blood stained his teeth as he coughed again, more of it spilling from his mouth. "Rogues… they attacked me. But not just any rogues… they had Wolfsbane…"

My heart dropped.

Wolfsbane

That explained the blood. The weakness. The fact that his wolf wasn't healing him.

"It weakened me," Lennox whispered, his head resting against my chest. "I tried… I tried to fight, but there were too many…" he coughed out more blood and then looked up at me… his green piercing eyes losing their life.

"Olivia, I feel like I am dying… my organs are shutting down."

"No, no, don't talk like that," I cried, cupping his face. "You're going to be okay, Lennox. You're not dying."

He smiled faintly, pain etched into every line of his face. "If I am… at least I'm dying in your arms."

fast and uncontrollable. "You're not

blood once more. "You're… right," he murmured, his hand reaching up to brush away my tears. "I'm weak, Olivia… I

his body

shook him.

beside us with a satchel

eyes widening in horror when

growled, pacing like a

furrowing in concentration. Then, she began to mutter incantations under her breath, each word blending into the next as

guards lifted Lennox gently, blood still trickling from his side, and carried

you," I said, refusing to

tightly. "Stay

to his room, still holding

room and he was laid on the bed while the

side of Lennox. "What happened… what happened to him?" she asked in fear,

Lennox, my tears falling down my

he was

knees gave way and I sank slowly beside his bed, still gripping his hand like

he think

I had ever known. His strength wasn't

he was lying here, unconscious, thinking he was weak because of

of what I

my eyes shut as guilt rose up my

through words like blades. I told him

And he believed me.

what had

hair from his forehead. "I

after another, soaking into

My voice cracked. "I was just angry. Angry at everything… and I took it out on you. I'm sorry. I'm

and still. The bond

speak to him. Please,"

it back. You walked through that gate, bleeding and broken, just to get home… just to get to us. How is that

a kiss to the back

Lennox… please

up suddenly, her eyes locked on mine. "It

heart pounding as I stared at his pale, still face. My voice trembled as I leaned closer, brushing my lips against

"Do you remember the promise you made to me on my thirteenth

burning my eyes. My voice cracked, but I

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