Chapter 229: Still In Doubt
Louis’ POV
Silence.
Heavy. Suffocating. Endless silence.
The kind that presses down on your chest and makes it nearly impossible to breathe.
I glanced around the room at my brothers. They were both here... but barely.
Lennox sat slumped on the couch, eyes blank, staring into nothing. His hands rested uselessly in his lap, his expression hollow. Like life had been drained from him.
Levi was lying on the bed, his eyes locked on the ceiling. He hadn’t spoken much today... or yesterday.
And me?
I sat on the floor, my back against the wall, knees up, head resting on my arm. Just... blanking out.
It had been three days.
Three days since we found Olivia’s body.
Three days since our world shattered.
We had no clue who did it. We sent trackers everywhere, across all borders. Hoped for something—anything—that could lead us to the one responsible.
But everything came back empty.
Whoever did this... was good. Smart. Careful.
Clean.
And no matter how much pain we were in, we were still struggling with one thing—we didn’t believe it.
That body... headless, lifeless...
Could that really be Olivia?
Especially Lennox.
One moment he would be mourning, crying like his world had ended... and the next, he’d snap up, yelling, "That’s not her! That’s not Olivia!"
None of us wanted to accept it. And deep down, we couldn’t.
Even with all the signs. All the proof.
Still, we needed more.
We decided to do a DNA test. Just to make sure.
We took a strand of hair from the headless body. And another from Olivia’s old hairbrush. Sent it to the best lab we knew.
The results came in.
A perfect match.
It was Olivia.
She was gone.
that she really was
the salt on my lips. Lennox stood up then, punched the wall,
believe it," he muttered. "I don’t care what some
could hear him
Seer
Maybe it was denial.
just refused to
looked at me. His voice low and rough. "Louis... mind-link Olivia’s mother. Let her
you sure?
know," Lennox said, his eyes
and reached out
Mrs. Parker?
silence for a moment... then her
do you want,
having Olivia’s memorial tomorrow night.
a
she replied—cold and
I’m not coming.
My heart sank. "Why?"
boys say or what proof you think you have. That’s not
back another wave of tears. "Mrs.
call me again, unless it’s to tell me my
the
and looked
I whispered. "She doesn’t believe it either.
again, each
her. He was mourning too. Our mate bond with
loved her—even before the
echoed
We didn’t respond.
holding a tray with food none of us had
eyes scanning the room, lingering on
was pale, her lips trembling. "Please,"
No one moved.
further in, placing the tray on the table. Her voice cracked. "It’s been three days... You boys haven’t
voice broke, and she cleared her throat, composing herself. "I know you’re hurting. I know how much you loved
We still didn’t speak.
a breath and continued, "You have a pack looking up to you. Hundreds of werewolves under your protection.
Still silence.
"And don’t
was the
head snapped up, his eyes bloodshot, rage flashing
"Get out."
widened in shock.
roared, his voice
stepping
Alphas right now?" he growled, rising to his feet. "You think we care about
"We don’t need your
in her eyes as she whispered, "I’m sorry," and turned to
behind her, and the
to her like that," Lennox muttered, sinking back onto the couch, running a shaky hand through his
just... broken. Grief had turned everything inside out, made us lash out at
any of us could speak,
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