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Chapter 280
His amber eyes held mine, searching for truth in their depths. | felt exposed, vulnerable in a way that had
nothing to do with my hospital gown or my injured wrist.
For a moment, | was speechless. | couldn't reveal my true lack of affection for Emma-that would destroy
everything I'd worked
for.
"We've already paid a heavy price two years ago," | finally said, choosing my words carefully. "But this is
different, Ethan. This is about Olivia's state of mind now."
| reached for his hand with my uninjured one, softening my voice as | continued my manipulation.
"Ethan, | don't want you to let Olivia off so easily. Giving her a lesson isn't about truly wanting to hurt her, it's for
her own good...”
| painted a picture of Olivia's escalating desperation, suggesting that her actions would ultimately lead to self-
destruction.
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"She's already going to extremes, and she won't stop until one of us is dead," | insisted, my wolf projecting
concern pheromones. "She's becunscrupulous. This time, it was only because Connor cto his senses in
tthat a catastrophe was averted."
Ethan remained unmoved, his expression hardening as he simply stated, "It won't happen."
His unwavering defense of Olivia pushedover the edge. My wolf's jealousy flared hot and bright within me.
"Ethan, are you protecting Olivia like this because of your guilt over Lily's death, or is it because you've fallen in
love with her?!" | blurted out, immediately regretting my lack of control.
Ethan's silence was a deafening answer, confirming my worst fears. He didn't deny it. He didn't even try.
The pain of his silence droveto tears, this ttears of genuine heartbreak. My wolf howled mournfully
withinas the reality crashed down around me.
| had always believed that Ethan still loved me, the woman he believed to be his childhood sweetheart Victoria. |
couldn't accept losing to Olivia, the woman | had always considered beneath me.
"It's her, isn't it?" | whispered, my voice breaking. "After everything I've done for you, after everything we've
been through together, you're choosing her?"
Consumed by jealousy and rage, | couldn't stop the bitter words from spilling out. "She's destroyed everything
between us, Ethan Everything!"
My scent soured with bitterness as my tears fell freely. | couldn't remember the last t| had cried real tears,
not the manufactured ones | used to manipulate others
"Ethan," | whispered, reaching for him again in desperation. "Is it because of what happened betweenand
Connor? Are you jealous and angry with me?"
| downplayed my relationship with Connor as purely physical, drawing a parallel to his past relationship with
Olivia.
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"I don't love him, I haven't betrayed you emotionally," | insisted, my wolf projecting desperate affection
pheromones. "Let's let
bygones be bygones. | swear by the Moon Goddess, I'll be faithful to you from now on."
| pleaded with him for forgiveness and a fresh start, willing to promise anything to keep him by my side.
But Ethan's expression remained cold, distant in a way | had never seen before. The moonstone buttons on his
Black Alpha Overcoat gleamed in the harsh light of the Bloodrush Chamber as he stood tall, unmoved by my
tears,
"Victoria, you don't need to be faithful to me," he stated, his voice devoid of emotion. "Rest assured, | promised
to take care of you for the rest of your life, and that won't change. Everything will remain as before. | won't let
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His wolf remained distant, no longer responding to my distress signals. He was offering financial security but
nothing more business arrangement rather than the love | craved.
Then he posed a question that cut to the core of my deceit, "Victoria, do you really love me?"
His amber eyes studied me, his wolf suddenly alert for any sign of deception. His doubt, fueled by my actions
and his own re-evaluation of his past, leftreeling.
Before | could formulate a response, he turned and walked out of the room, leavingin a state of utter
devastation.
As my tears dried, a venomous hatred for Olivia festered within me. This was all her fault. She had taken
everything fromEthan's love, my security, my future.
"Olivia Winters!" | clenched my fist, my eyes glowing with malice as my wolf snarled beneath my skin. "I won't
let you get away
with
this!"
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