NovelEnglishChapter 354
(Ethan's POV)
"Liv, | beg you, don't give Lucas a chance, don't be with him, giveanother
chance, okay?" | softened my tone, humbling myself before her.
My wolf whined pitifully inside me. The arrogant Alpha | once was had
disappeared the moment | discovered she was my Little
Orange. Pride meant nothing now. All that mattered was keeping her from Lucas Blackwood.
"Please, Liv," | whispered, my voice breaking. "I'll do anything."
Olivia stared atwith those emerald eyes that once held such warmth. Now they were cold, distant-looking at
stranger.
"Anything?" she repeated, her voice hollow. "Can you bring Lily back?"
The question hitlike a physical blow. | had no answer that could satisfy her.
"| can't bring her back," | admitted, my voice thick with regret. "But | can spend the rest of my life making it up
to you. Please,
Liv."
| dropped to my knees before her, something no Alpha would ever do. My wolf howled in distress, but | silenced
it. Nothing
mattered except winning her back.
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"Hit me," | begged, taking her hand. "Scold me, punishhowever you want. Just don't reject me."
| pressed her palm against my cheek, then used it to slap myself hard across the face. Again and again, | struck
myself with her hand until her palm was red and stinging.
Despite the pain, | gently brought her hand to my lips and blew on it softly. "I'm sorry, Liv:"
Olivia yanked her hand away, her expression unchanged. "My love for you died with Lily."
The words cut deeper than any physical wound. | surged forward, wrapping my arms around her slender frame,
holding her
against me.
"You're mine, Liv," | declared desperately. "Only mine. | won't let you go."
She remained stiff in my embrace, unresponsive. Her heart was as still as a frozen lake against my chest. | felt
her stillness and
trembled, yet | couldn't release her.
The sudden ringtone of my phone shattered the silence between us. Maxwell's nflashed on the screen.
| hesitated, not wanting to break this moment, but | couldn't ignore my Beta. | answered on speakerphone,
making no effort to
hide the call from Olivia.
"What is it, Maxwell?" | asked, my voice rough with emotion.
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"Alpha Stone," Maxwell's voice cthrough clearly. "Victoria Frost is on the line. She says it's urgent-about
Emma."
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Before | could respond, Victoria's voice replaced Maxwell's. "Ethan! Thank
goodness. Emma's having a terrible nightmare. She's
calling for you, and | can't wake her up."
| heard Emma's distressed cries in the background. Victoria switched to a video
call, and the screen showed Emma thrashing in
her bed, tears streaming down her face.
"Alpha! Alpha!" Emma cried out, her small body shaking with sobs.
Victoria's face appeared on screen, her expression frantic. "Please, Ethan. She'll listen to you. I've tried
everything."
| looked at Olivia, torn between my duty to Emma and my desperate need to fix things with Liv.
"I'll be right there," | said finally, my voice heavy with concern.
Olivia scoffed, stepping away from me. "Of course you will. Your precious Emma needs you."
"Liv, she's just a pup-"
"And what was Lily?" she cut in, her voice sharp as a blade. "Your kindness to
Emma is a disservice to Lily, especially after the
lies Emma told today."
Her eyes flashed with anger. "Get out. Now."
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"Liv, please, letexplain-"
"There's nothing to explain. Leave!"
| stood frozen, caught between two impossible choices. Emma's cries continued
from the phone, while Olivia's cold rejection cut
throughlike ice.
"I have to go,” | said finally. "But I'll cback. We're not finished, Liv."
"We were finished the day Lily died," she replied, her voice devoid of emotion. "Now get out."
| moved toward the door, pausing with my hand on the knob. "I'll explain everything later."
"Don't bother," she said, turning away from me.
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"Get out!" Olivia shouted, unable to bear the sight of him any longer.
Ethan, his heart torn between the two females who needed him, finally left. Olivia slammed the door shut behind
him and locked
it with trembling hands.
She touched the crystal pendant around her neck, the one containing Lily's
ashes. “It's okay, baby,” she whispered. "Mommy's
here."
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