Chapter 201: The Rejection

Olivia’s POV

A tense silence filled the air as we all held our breath...

This was it.

This was what I had wanted for so long.

What should have happened that night of the mating ceremony.

This was the wish I’d carried in my chest for the past few months—and now, I was just minutes away from finally setting myself free.

But then... why didn’t I feel any thrill?

Why didn’t I feel the happiness I imagined?

Why, instead, was I filled with hesitation... like something deep inside me was begging me not to go through with this?

I looked at the triplets—and in that moment, I felt it.

Like part of me still cared.

Like part of me still loved them.

How could that be? After everything they did to me? After they shattered me, ignored the bond, and treated it like it was nothing?

"Lady Olivia." Elder Grant called, forcing my attention to him.

I turned my gaze to him. He gave me that look.

The kind of silent warning only an elder could give.

A look that said: Think twice. Be sure.

"Are you ready?" he asked.

I swallowed the lump in my throat and turned to the triplets again. They stood there, eyes filled with disbelief and desperation. I felt the knot tighten in my stomach.

Still, I forced myself to nod. "Yes."

Levi stepped forward. "Olivia, please—"

But he stopped himself, clenching his jaw like the words physically hurt him.

Lady Mariam cut in sharply. "Alphas... you must respect her decision. You cannot force her to remain in this bond."

Her voice was filled with disgust. She didn’t bother to hide her hatred for them.

Then she turned to me. "Begin the rejection. Once they accept, the bond will be broken. You will be free."

slowly, then turned to

always been the softest of the

stared into his tear-filled

shaking but steady enough,

flinched—like the words

a shaky step

sharply. "You

me, broken. As if his entire world crumbled in

I accept your

words left him, the bond

my chest and into every nerve

I screamed.

He did too.

both fell to the floor, gasping, trembling. Like our souls had just been torn

breathe. The

forward, dropping beside me. His arms wrapped

you," he whispered, lifting me

knees weak, my

But it wasn’t over.

up, tears in my

was pale, his eyes wide. But

"I,

clenched, his fists balled at his sides...

he said

erupted again. A new

Damien had to hold me tighter as another piece of

back,

in broken gasps. My entire body trembled,

and met

already shaking his

said, his

stand. My voice was raw, filled with

heart screamed not to say it.

forced the

Olivia Parker... reject

Lennox looked shattered. "Olivia—"

Elder

might snap a bone. But after a breathless moment...

"I accept."

And that was it.

my soul like a lightning bolt. I collapsed to the ground again, screaming in pain as the last thread of the

three of them fell to their

was silent. No one

picked me up again, gently cradling

Elder Grant announced, his voice flat. "You are free... just like

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