Chapter 309: Something Is Wrong

Lennox’s POV

The moment she stepped out of the bathroom, I knew something was wrong.

Olivia’s smile was small—too small. Forced. And her scent... it carried that faint bitter note she always had when she was trying to hide something.

My eyes stayed on her face, watching the way she avoided my gaze, the way her shoulders were just a little too tense.

"You sure?" Levi asked again.

"Yes," she answered too quickly.

Liar.

I took a step closer, my gaze steady on hers. "You yelled in there, Olivia."

Her eyes flicked to me for a split second before sliding away. "It was nothing."

Her heartbeat spiked. I heard it. So did my wolf.

Something happened in there. Something she doesn’t want us to know.

I crossed my arms slowly, letting her know I wasn’t buying her story. "Fine. But whatever it is... it’s written all over your face."

She froze just a second before moving toward the bed, like she didn’t hear me. Levi followed her instantly, helping her sit. Louis moved around and sat on the edge near her feet.

But I stayed standing, watching her.

thinking about something—no, someone.

for a moment, her gaze unfocused, like her mind was somewhere far from this room. Then

Olivia, it’s—" he glanced toward the clock on the

his voice. "Why? You’re still weak.

her lap. "I just... I need to be

tone of someone going home because they wanted to—it was the tone of someone who felt compelled. Like something

a step

glance at us, her expression unreadable, she whispered, "I’ll be fine," and in a blink, she was gone—teleporting out of the room, leaving only the faint trace of her

my jaw, staring at the empty space where

a few seconds, the room was

the first to speak, his brows furrowed. "Something’s not right

still fixed on the spot Olivia had just vanished from. "No... it’s not. She’s hiding

I could feel it. Smell it. The unease in her scent was

the back of his neck. "We should let her be for now... but I don’t like

inside me, restless, demanding I reach out to her, but I held

quiet words before finally deciding to call it a night. Each of us

the scattered papers in front of me, barely seeing the words. My mind kept replaying her face, the tightness in her voice, the way

papers aside and leaned back in my chair. Finally, I gave in and reached for the one thing I knew I shouldn’t do

I mind-linked her. Olivia.

It was calm but not

exactly what I expected. And just like before... I didn’t believe them for

on my knees as if somehow getting closer to her voice would

softer this time. "You know you can tell

on her end, just her breathing—steady

further. "We promised, remember? Not to keep things from

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