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."

smaller. "Then let us marry tomorrow," he said,

flinch. "No," I said firmly. "If you want me, I must know you first. A marriage without knowing each

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

In your dreams.

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. It was so creepy, but

place?" I asked, shifting in the chair and glancing toward the wide window beside us. The glass was clear, showing a sky unlike the one I knew. The air outside looked colder, the trees unfamiliar, and in the distance stood tall, ancient buildings, their outlines sharp

my spine. This is a different

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

"France," he said smoothly. "This is my family home. The place where I was

country. No wonder everything

paused. "This is where your dear Hailee

wolf stiffening inside

my expression blank, even though questions screamed in my head. Eleven years.

she living here?" I couldn’t stop myself from

and protection, and we gave

of things I didn’t know. This Hailee—I never met her. I was not lucky like the triplets to know

a shadow

low and heavy. Then he looked straight at me, his expression blank. "It was never done forcefully. It

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