Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 180

Chapter 180: His Illness

Olivia’s POV

"Levi!" I called out in panic, dropping to my knees as his body slumped into me. "Levi, wake up!"

But he didn’t move. He felt ice-cold and terrifyingly still. Something in me cracked. I pressed my hand against his chest, trying to feel his heartbeat—faint, but there.

I placed my palm firmly, trying to do something, anything—maybe unleash my ability—but nothing was working.

Footsteps pounded behind me.

"Alpha!" a guard shouted. "Is everything alright?"

"No, get help!" I snapped. "He needs a healer—now!"

But before the guard could even react, two familiar scents hit me. Lennox and Louis appeared from the darkness, worry carved into their faces.

"What the hell happened?" Louis asked, eyes narrowing as he dropped beside me.

"I—I don’t know," I stammered. "He just collapsed. I tried to stop him—he said he was fine—he lied."

Lennox’s jaw tightened, and for a split second, his expression wasn’t surprised. It was... grim. Like he had expected this.

"Get the healer," Lennox barked at the guards, his voice sharp with Alpha command. "Now."

Two of them shifted into their wolves and bolted off without hesitation.

Lennox knelt and effortlessly lifted Levi into his arms like he weighed nothing. "Come," he said, already moving. "We need to get him back to his room."

I scrambled to my feet and followed them closely, my heart racing with every step. The walk back felt endless, but finally, we reached Levi’s room.

Lennox laid him down carefully on the bed, adjusting his head on the pillow. I hovered at the edge of the mattress, unsure, afraid, watching Levi’s pale face like it might disappear.

Louis moved to the drawer, rifled through it, and pulled out a small glass vial. He uncorked it and held it to Levi’s nose.

A sharp, herbal smell hit the air.

Levi didn’t move.

"What is that?" I asked quickly.

"Stimroot extract," Louis replied, still watching Levi. "Supposed to wake him. It usually works."

single word made the

frown deepened. "What’s happening

felt too still—like

the wall. "He has a condition. It started when we turned

blinked. "What

illness. It runs in our lineage.

it do?"

"Sometimes, his lungs just stop responding. Like they forget how to breathe. It comes with warnings and signs. Sometimes once

at Levi’s chest. His breath was slowing

was hearing. "He

when that happens, it’s

My breath caught.

"You’re lying."

"He didn’t want you to find out. He thought you’d

blinked, shaking my head. "But... he was

voice softer now. "He’s been

I couldn’t breathe.

these years... and

myself. "Why not tell me

my gaze. There was sadness in his

Olivia..." he said slowly, "he didn’t want you to see him differently. He didn’t want you to pity him. He wanted to stay

it since we turned twelve. It doesn’t happen often. But when

flicking between them. "What do you

subtle shake in his hands. You probably never noticed, but

then what?" I asked,

to get water. Or ease himself. Or just—walk. We’d follow quietly. Make sure he took the cork leaf blend to open his

at Levi, a memory flashing through

too hard. I always thought he just needed the bathroom. I never noticed. I never

it didn’t work?" I asked slowly, a knot tightening in

a breath. "If he fainted before he could take

never told?"

away, his jaw tight. "You weren’t supposed to know. He made us swear. He’d wake up, catch his breath, and be back beside you like nothing happened. Sometimes you didn’t even notice he was

throat burned. I sank down beside the bed, my fingers curling into the sheets near Levi’s

I could stop this feeling of worry and pain in my

down at Levi’s face again. His breathing was slow... but it was there. His chest

I hadn’t followed him?" I whispered.

Lennox said firmly.

the door opened,

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