Chapter 353: Lied

Louis’s POV

Before either of them could question me, I established a mind link, reaching for Lennox. His presence was there—distant, muffled, locked away. I pressed harder, shoving past the haze, forcing the link open.

"Lennox!"

Nothing. Just a heavy wall. He was trying to shut me out, dousing himself in his pain.

I pushed harder. Damn it, don’t do this.

"Leave me alone," his voice finally came through, hoarse and flat. I felt him trying to sever the connection.

Panic shot through me. "Wait! Don’t cut me off!" My voice cracked with panic, rawer than I meant.

That froze him for a beat.

"What’s wrong?" His tone sharpened instantly, and just like that, I felt his pain shoved aside. That was Lennox—no matter how broken he was, the second he thought someone else needed him, he forgot himself.

I swallowed, hating what I was about to do. "It’s Levi," I said, forcing a tremor into my voice. "He... he fainted."

The silence that followed was sharp. Then his growl cut through the link. "Louis. Is this a joke?"

I clenched my jaw, acting the part. "Do I sound like I’m joking? He and Olivia had a fight. A bad one. She told him... she told him she’d reject him." I let my voice falter, shaky. "And after that... he collapsed. He’s not waking up."

there was only his ragged breathing, heavy and uneven

he growled, but there was

said, keeping my tone flat, solid, believable. "But it happened. He’s down. We don’t

savage growl thundered across the link, my wolf flinching at

The link snapped shut.

clawing at my chest. Levi was fine—alive, breathing right next to me—but if this lie was what it took to drag Lennox back before

car, his brows drawn. My chest tightened. "I just lied to Lennox using your illness," I admitted,

his skin. Olivia sat in the backseat, her face pale, her

as we cut through the winding roads, racing back toward the mansion. No

rushed inside, heading straight for Levi’s room.

but silent, playing his part. Olivia stood close, hovering at his side, her fingers brushing his wrist as if she were

window, my mind

tug of Lennox’s voice through the link, sharp and

growled. His tone was rough, strained, but

voice before answering. "No. Olivia tried—her

growl rumbled down the link, strong enough that Levi flinched even

his voice shaking with fury and fear.

abruptly, and

face, exhaling hard, before glancing at Levi and Olivia. Both looked

And so was I.

few minutes later, the sound of fast footsteps echoed down the hall before I even had

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