Chapter 195: His Words

Olivia’s POV

I turned... just in time to see all three of them walking away.

Something heavy dropped in my chest.

I swallowed hard, trying to ignore the sudden wave of discomfort that washed over me. It felt like cold water had been poured over my heart. I blinked quickly, fighting the sting behind my eyes.

My wolf was quiet.

Too quiet.

But I could feel it—she didn’t like what just happened.

She didn’t say a word, but her silence said everything.

She wasn’t happy.

Neither was I.

I shifted slightly in Damien’s arms, suddenly aware of how close he still was, how his hand had just been on me in ways I never expected.

"Stop looking," Damien’s voice came low beside my ear, his arm tightening slightly around my waist.

I frowned. "I wasn’t—" I started, but he cut me off.

"You were," he said firmly, sounding annoyed. "Don’t ruin the moment, Olivia. We have to act like the perfect couple, remember? A few members of the council are here... they can’t notice you are having doubts."

I nodded slowly, even though my chest still ached.

Even though everything inside me screamed that something wasn’t right.

I forced a smile.

But it didn’t reach my eyes.

placed a soft kiss on my forehead and

"Let me introduce you to one of the

through the crowd, still feeling that strange hollowness in my chest. The buzz of voices

with deep lines around his eyes. His

a polite nod, "this is

scanned me from head to toe, unreadable at first. Then he offered a small,

one," Elder Grant said. "The she-wolf who finally captured Damien’s

small smile, standing straighter. "Yes,

to face

without hesitation. My voice was

me for another moment. "Good. You’ll need that

from across the room. He gently touched my

was just

stepped a little closer, lowering his

everything you went through... from Damien," he said. "He told me what the

unsure

on mine. "I’m sorry, child. Truly. No one deserves that kind of

you," I

eyes drifting across the room

devil you know... is better than

slightly, not

in a little

makes mistakes. Sometimes it hurts us. But that

my heart beating a

in peace. Others find it in

paused, then looked right

love you... just because they messed up. Don’t confuse the mistakes of

closer, his

you... is the same one that would die

he stepped back, nodded once,

words echoing

heart... feeling more torn than

returned immediately, his eyes narrowing the moment he

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