Chapter 232: Another Deal
Olivia POV
Inside the room I would be sharing with Alpha Damien, I went over and sat on the couch. My heart hadn’t stopped racing since I saw them. Lennox. Levi. Louis.
It took everything in me not to run into their arms, to scream that it was me—that I wasn’t dead. That their Olivia was standing right in front of them. That I was here.
Alive.
But I didn’t.
Maybe I was a coward.
Maybe I was just... too scared.
They looked broken. Shattered. The weight of my supposed death was clearly taking a toll on them, and it crushed me.
Across the room, Alpha Damien walked in and sat on the bed directly in front of me. I could feel his eyes on me, but I didn’t look at him. I didn’t want to. I hated this man—hated him with every ounce of breath I had left.
And God help me, if someone handed me a knife right now, I wouldn’t hesitate to drive it straight into his chest.
"Impressive," he said casually. "What you did down there. Keep it up. We’ll be leaving soon."
I finally looked up at him, my eyes cold, blank—but full of hate.
He frowned. "Why are you acting like I’m the devil?" he muttered, clearly annoyed. "I practically saved your life. If it weren’t for me, your head would’ve been rolling on the floor."
I met his eyes without flinching. "You didn’t save my life, Damien," I said, voice steady. "You just gave me another kind of death."
His face darkened.
I expected him to lash out, but instead, he simply got to his feet and turned away, walking out without a single word.
The door clicked shut behind him, leaving me alone.
And finally—I exhaled.
I clutched at my chest, the ache inside me growing deeper with each passing second. What was I doing? What was I still waiting for?
Tell them, my mind screamed.
know. I couldn’t
tell them. I
my heart pounding, feet moving fast as I searched desperately for
could go far, I
the end of the
and an obviously
approached, and I quickly lowered
said warmly. "We were actually coming to
forcing a smile that didn’t reach my
my would-be daughter-in-law, Anita," she continued proudly, motioning to Anita beside her.
My heart stopped.
Would-be daughter-in-law?
poor things. But once the funeral
just vanished
pleased with herself.
No.
This couldn’t be happening.
say something—anything—but another voice cut through
I now
unreadable, but his
I turned, helpless.
without a choice, I
into the room and turned to face me, thrusting a phone into my
when my eyes saw what was on the screen, I gasped. On the screen was Sofia. I knew it was she... She looked just like the photo—so much like me. But why was she tied to a
for the kind of situation. "It came from
the video, glaring at him. "How did they find her? You’ve
me. "I searched everywhere and found nothing. But they found her—so easily. And now they’re using her to get to me. They told me to step
dry. "Then step down, Damien!" I hissed. "For God’s sake, just
to know men like that don’t stop. Even if
Years. And I never found her. Now suddenly, they find
do you
married now—that I love my wife." His eyes locked
mouth fell open. "You
Olivia. Or Rebecca, or whatever the hell you want to be called now. They’re watching me—us. If they believe I don’t
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