Chapter 174: It Should Have Been Me

Olivia’s POV

I burst into the room—and froze.

Lying unconscious on Lennox’s bed were the triplets. Three of them. Lifeless. Pale. Surrounded by healers working frantically, their brows furrowed in concentration.

My heart stopped.

The moment my presence was noticed, everyone turned to look at me except the healers, who were focused on the triplets.

Lady Fiona was the first to move. Her eyes were already wet with tears. She looked at me like I had stabbed her in the heart.

"What have you done?" she whispered, her voice shaking with grief and disbelief. She didn’t need to ask. Her tone said she already knew.

I opened my mouth to speak, to defend myself—but nothing came out. So I shut it again, swallowing the lump in my throat.

Sir Damon said nothing. He Just stared at me blankly, then turned his eyes back to his sons, his face etched with worry.

And then there was Alpha Damien.

His eyes were wild. Furious. Like a storm trapped behind them. He marched toward me, and before I could even react, he grabbed my wrist.

"Wait—Alpha Damien—" I started, but he wasn’t listening.

He dragged me out of the room with so much force I nearly stumbled. I wanted to resist, to pull away—but something told me not to. Something told me this wasn’t the time to fight him.

His rage was suffocating, burning off him in waves. He didn’t speak until we reached his room. He shoved the door open, yanked me inside, and slammed it shut behind us.

Then he turned—and suddenly pushed me against the wall.

My back hit the cold surface with a thud, and I gasped. I tried to sidestep him, but he caged me in—his arms braced on either side of my head, his body too close.

Our eyes locked, and I could see the rage in his eyes.

He leaned in suddenly, his nose brushing against my neck as he sniffed me.

His whole body stiffened.

The anger in his gaze darkened.

he?" he asked, his voice low but

my chin, refusing to flinch under his

hand into the wall beside my head, making me jump. "Of course

and I—how the hell do you expect the

didn’t fuck anyone," I snapped, my voice sharper than

narrowing. "But you made out with him, didn’t you? I can smell him on you. His wolf is still

business!" I shot back,

want your payback—for what the triplets did. For all the pain. I get

at him,

and ragged. "If anyone was supposed to touch you,

frown deepened. "What are

I said!" He

now. Jealousy, maybe.

to

trying to ignore the heat rising under my skin. "That’s insane. I’m your

that," he growled, his voice

his breath heavy, his fists clenched at his sides.

only thing keeping me from turning you around right

I froze.

lips parted, but no

and he stepped

don’t get it, do you?" His voice trembled slightly, not with weakness, but restraint. "The moment I saw you standing at that auction, I

out

entire fortune, my title, everything I own,

stunned. My throat was dry, my

push me, Olivia," he growled. "You think you’re playing some smart

speak, but

gaze swept over me like a wildfire. "You drive me

but he caught my

from that man. Do you understand me?" His voice was low but sharp, no room for argument. "Until this is over—until we are done playing this

body tense, my chest tight with a mess of

said,

I didn’t move.

said get out,

My hand trembled on the handle as I pushed

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