Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 493: Awake

Lennox’s POV

The air was warm, sweet with the scent of moonflowers. I blinked, and there she was.

A woman in white stood before me, tall, stunning, her hair like liquid starlight. Her eyes glowed like the full moon itself. She smiled softly, and the world around us shimmered in response.

"Lennox," she said, her voice both calm and commanding. "You have slept long."

My throat ached when I spoke. "Who are you?"

She tilted her head slightly. "The one who watched over you from your first howl beneath my light. The one you swore to when you became Alpha."

Realization hit me like thunder. "The Moon Goddess..."

She nodded gently. "Yes."

My pulse quickened. "Where am I? Did I—" My voice faltered. "Did I die?"

Her eyes dimmed, sadness flickering within their silver glow. "You were meant to."

The words froze me. "Meant to?"

"You gave your life for hers," she said softly. "The moment you shielded her, your soul broke its tether to the living. By all laws of nature, you should not exist now."

I swallowed hard. "Then... why am I here?"

Her smile faded into something unreadable. "Because love is stubborn. Her cries reached me, even when her faith faltered. She begged for your return, not once, not twice, but every full moon for years."

"Olivia..." I whispered, my chest tightening.

The Moon Goddess said nothing. "Her heart refused to let you go. And so, I am giving you a chance to live again."

My head snapped up. "A chance?"

darkened. "But it comes

I frowned. "What price?"

learn soon enough," she said simply. "For every life reborn, something of equal value is taken.

instantly. "If I can see her again, if she’s alive, I’ll pay whatever it

of sorrow crossed her face. "You may regret those words,

voice

Your story is not yet over, but the world you

from my

body felt like it had been crushed and reassembled. The ceiling above me was white,

up, but pain shot through my skull like fire. My head throbbed, memories flashing in fragments—Olivia’s scream, blood, the ritual, the

voice came out rough, almost

young woman in healer’s robes stumbled inside, her eyes wide as they

awake," she stammered. "You’re finally

it made my head spin. I groaned and pressed

"You’ve been unconscious

me like a

myself upright despite the pain, gripping the edge of the bed.

The healer froze. "What?"

desperation breaking through my

hesitating, then spoke cautiously. "You...

I forget?" I rasped. "She, I saved her. Is she okay? Where is she? Where are

frown. "You seem awfully concerned for a family who hasn’t visited

running cold. "What did you

anyone.

chest tightened painfully.

If they cared, Alpha

breathing uneven. I wanted to shout, to demand answers, but my

toward

strength when you find out what they’ve

closed behind her, leaving me dumbfounded. I

Four years.