Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 176: What If

Chapter 176: What If

Lennox’s POV

I managed to force myself out of bed. My whole body ached and throbbed, but I pushed through the pain and approached Olivia.

My heart was breaking—not just because she made out with someone else, but because of what my brothers and I made her go through. Right now, I would do anything... anything to turn back the hands of time and make things right. But that was just a wish.

Getting closer to Olivia, I perceived the smell of the wolf on her, and immediately I knew it was Gabriel. My weakened wolf howled possessively inside me, but I shoved the feelings down.

"Olivia..." I reached for her hand, but she yanked it away and frowned even deeper.

"Don’t touch me!" she spat.

I nodded and let my hand drop to my side.

"We’re sorry, Olivia... we’re so sorry," I said, apologizing from the depths of my heart. I wished she could see it—my heart, the hearts of my brothers. We were truly sorry. Sorry for all the miserable things we did. But deep down, I knew that being sorry would never be enough.

Olivia’s frown deepened, clearly not moved by my apology.

"I don’t fucking need your apology. It’s too late for that. All that’s left is the meeting. Once we get there, I’ll tell the council I no longer want the bond. I’ll tell them what the three of you did to me. And once I’m set free, I will leave you three and this godforsaken pack," she spat, so much hate and anger for us in her eyes.

My heart ached at her words, and my wolf whimpered inside me. I couldn’t speak. So Levi stepped forward.

"Liv... you once loved us, didn’t you?" he asked, struggling to leave the bed as he approached us.

Olivia’s gaze snapped to him, her jaw clenched tight. "Don’t," she warned coldly.

"You don’t get to bring that up," she hissed, her voice trembling—not with fear, but anger. "You three killed that love. You destroyed it with your own hands."

Then her shoulders slumped slightly. "You think saying sorry will fix this?" she asked, her voice softer but filled with pain. "You think one apology erases what you did?"

"No," I said quietly. "We know it doesn’t. But we’ll keep saying it anyway."

Levi stepped closer, ignoring the ache in his limbs. "We don’t want to lose you, Liv. Not like this. Not because we were fools."

She stared at him for a long, heavy moment, then shook her head.

"You already lost me," she whispered.

us in silence, surrounded by our shame, our regret,

in the air as neither I nor my brothers said a word

I sank onto the couch nearby

hell

we did

her. And now I could barely face the reflection of the man I had become. The pain in her

looked at my brothers. They sat in silence too, each lost in his thoughts. Levi looked particularly troubled, while Louis stared blankly at the wall

throat, trying to find my voice. "Are we sure..." I paused, unsure how

turned to

gut. "I’m serious. Think about it. The letters. The way we started

"You think someone used

off. What if the letters had

as he thought it through. "That... would make sense. There were moments I’d act and then wonder why I

jaw tight. "I kept blaming it on anger or hate, but now... now it

moment of shared realization

eyes briefly. "I’m making a

his eyes glazed over, clearly tapping into the pack link. A few seconds passed before he nodded slowly, his

"She’s on her way."

and dread settled over us. If we had been under a spell... maybe there

we weren’t under

what Olivia believed us to

be

few moments later, a knock came at the

ask who it was. The

in. The door creaked open, and she stepped inside, balancing a tray of herbal tea. Her expression was calm, but

regain your strength," she said gently,

a cup. When she got to me, I took

lips, the sharp scent of mint and bitter roots hit my nose. The taste followed just as quickly—earthy, with a burning tingle at the back of my throat. It wasn’t pleasant, but I didn’t

down across from us, her hands folding

feeling?" she asked softly, her

Louis nodded

hesitated. I knew she wanted to say more—her eyes gave her away.

I muttered. "We’re

But she didn’t stop.

gaze falling toward the door Olivia had left through, "it seems Olivia was touched