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.

Damien placed a soft kiss on my forehead and wrapped his arms securely around

he murmured. "Let me introduce you

chest. The buzz of voices around us felt far away, muffled by my thoughts and the uneasy

stopped in front of an older man—tall, silver-haired, with deep lines around his eyes. His presence alone demanded

a polite nod,

eyes scanned me from head to toe,

you’re the one," Elder Grant said. "The she-wolf who finally captured

smile, standing

to

said without hesitation. My

for another moment.

across the room. He gently touched my hand. "I’ll be right back," he whispered,

was just me and Elder

a little closer, lowering his voice

"He told

unsure what was coming

child. Truly. No one deserves that

I

then sighed, eyes drifting across the room

"the devil you know...

frowned slightly, not

leaned in a

he continued. "Sometimes it makes mistakes. Sometimes it hurts us.

heart beating

"Some find love in peace. Others find it

paused, then looked right

think the triplets didn’t love you... just because they messed up. Don’t confuse the mistakes of the boys...

little closer, his

is the same one that would die

nodded once, and

his words echoing

my heart... feeling

returned immediately, his eyes narrowing the moment he looked

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