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?"

"But it comes with

I frowned. "What price?"

said simply. "For every life reborn, something of equal value is taken. That is

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

sorrow crossed her face. "You

began to fade. Her voice echoed one last time as darkness swallowed

yet over, but the world

from my throat as I

been crushed and reassembled. The ceiling above me was white, unfamiliar. Tubes and glowing runes surrounded the bed, pulsing with faint

pain shot through my skull like fire. My head throbbed, memories flashing

rough,

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

awake," she stammered. "You’re

it made my head spin. I groaned

"You’ve been

like a punch.

gripping the edge of the bed.

The healer froze. "What?"

I said louder, desperation breaking through my voice. "How is she?

woman blinked, hesitating, then spoke

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

by a frown. "You seem awfully concerned

running cold. "What did

one came. Not your brothers. Not your mate. Not anyone. You’ve been lying here alone, kept alive by

tightened painfully.

frown deepened. "Am I? If they cared, Alpha Lennox,

I wanted to shout, to demand answers, but my body

toward the

when you find

behind her, leaving me

Four years.