Chapter 371: Hailee Was Here

Olivia’s POV

For a moment, I couldn’t move. My body felt stiff, my breath stuck in my chest.

Act, my wolf pushed at me. You have to act.

I swallowed hard. My pride hated it, but I reminded myself—nudity was nothing new for us. We shifted into wolves all the time, and every time we shifted, we were naked. It wasn’t shameful. It was normal. If he thought this would get to me, he was wrong. He could watch, but that was all. He would never touch me.

I stood up slowly, lifting my chin. I made sure he saw that I wasn’t shaking, I wasn’t scared. Piece by piece, I undressed, taking every layer of my clothes. My wolf growled low inside, reminding me that this was only an act.

From the corner of my eye, I saw him shift in his seat. His pale fingers gripped the desk, his glowing eyes drinking me in.

"Moon Goddess," he breathed, hunger dripping from his tone. "You are a beauty. No wonder those triplets never wanted to let you go."

My jaw clenched. Anger burned hot in my chest, but I forced my lips into a calm line. I wanted to spit in his face. I wanted to burn him alive. But I stayed still. Not yet. Not now.

Frederick slowly stood and stepped closer, lifting a hand as if he wanted to touch me. "So tempting..." he murmured.

I snapped my eyes to his and took a step backward. "No. Not until marriage."

made the room feel smaller. "Then let us marry tomorrow," he

said firmly. "If you want me, I must know you first. A marriage without

his smirk returned. "Very well, Olivia. You want to know me? Then I’ll give you that chance. But remember..." He leaned

In your dreams.

floor and dressed. His lustful eyes never left me, burning holes into my skin. Once I was fully clothed, I sat across from him. But never once did he take his eyes off me.

unlike the one I knew. The air outside looked colder, the trees unfamiliar, and in the distance

my spine. This is a different

place..." I said slowly, turning back to him.

the other. "France," he said smoothly. "This is my family home. The place

chest tightened. France. Another country. No wonder everything

narrowed. "And this..." He paused. "This is

wolf stiffening inside me.

though questions screamed in my head. Eleven years. Why had she been here? What did he mean

she living here?" I couldn’t stop myself

and protection, and we gave

I knew there were a lot of things I didn’t know. This Hailee—I never met her. I was not lucky like the triplets to know her. I wished she was still alive.

eyes had a shadow

looked straight at me, his expression blank. "It was never done

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