Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 123: Old Memories

Olivia's POV

"Olivia, dear… can you hear me? It's me, your mother." I heard my mom's panicked voice through the mind link.

"Are you okay? What's going on? Do you remember me? It's your mother!"

I frowned, realizing I had forgotten to tell her about my plan.

"Mother, calm down… I'm fine," I said softly.

There was a beat of silence, then a soft, shaky sigh of relief from her end.

"You're sure? Alpha Levi just contacted me through the mind link. He said you're suffering from memory loss and false memories."

"That's what I made them believe, Mother…" I murmured, lowering my voice as I moved toward the window. "But I'm fine. Completely fine."

Her confusion pulsed through the link. "What? Olivia… what are you talking about?"

I exhaled slowly, watching the wind play with the leaves outside. "I'm pretending. Faking the memory loss. It's part of the plan. I want them to let me go."

"Olivia…" her voice dropped, almost like a whisper. "You're lying to your mates? Your Alphas?"

"Yes," I said, firm and cold. "Because it's the only way they'll let me go. If they think I don't remember them—don't love them—they'll loosen their grip. And when they do, I'll finally be free."

Her silence stretched for a moment too long. Then she said carefully, "And what if they find out? What if they realize you're faking it?"

"They won't," I said sharply. "They're too focused on trying to fix me. Too wrapped up in their guilt and desperation to notice what's right in front of them."

her voice tight. "Lennox isn't

on with my plan. All I have to do is to continue playing that I'm love-sick with Gabriel and keep begging that they let me go to him. Once they do, the rest will be history,"

But this time, I could feel her pride, even through the worry.

haven't had the chance to talk to him yet, but now that

me what he thinks," she said, and I nodded,

your father is proud of you too—wherever he is," Mother said, her voice filled with pride.

a surprise for you. Don't worry, you will see it soon," I said,

"The Alphas want me to come back, but don't worry. I will tell them I got food poisoning and will have to rest for the next few days… don't worry, I will

"Of course, Mother… I got my acting skills from you,

I felt some

the surprise I'm

said with a chuckle, and with

the silence settle in. My heart

Then—knock knock knock.

knew

legs. I kept my expression

in," I called

The door opened.

Lennox, holding a thick novel in his hand. His soft eyes scanned my face carefully

be bored in here," he said quietly, offering the book.

politely, taking the book from

moment I looked at the cover, I felt

was the exact same novel I gave him on his seventeenth

with little hearts and underlined quotes. I never knew he still had it… and it seems so new, like he preserved it somewhere. I thought

me, but

flipping it open casually. "Looks interesting.