Chapter 283
(Olivia’s POV)
“Liv, let’s start over.”
Ethan’s words hung in the air between us, his breath warm against my neck where our mating mark had once been. The scent of
moonberry wine clung to him, explaining his uncharacteristic display of emotion.
I felt as if I had heard an absurd joke and couldn’t help but sneer,
“Ha.”
My wolf bristled beneath my skin, rage building with each second his arms remained around me. The audacity of this man never
ceased to amaze me.
“Ethan Stone, how dare you say such a thing?” I kept my voice low, but each word dripped with venom.
His amber eyes, slightly unfocused from the alcohol, widened at my tone. He loosened his grip enough for me to step back,
creating distance between us.
“Reconcile with you?” I continued, my emerald eyes flashing with contempt. “Are all the wolves in the Northern Territories dead? Should I be with a beast like you who sheltered and indulged the murderer who killed Lily?”
Every word I spoke was filled with bone–chilling hatred. Some hatred can fade with the passage of time, but my hatred for Ethan
Stone and Victoria Frost was growing day by day.
My wolf snarled within me, feeding on my rage. As long as I didn’t avenge Lily, I would never let go of this hatred.
(Ethan’s POV)
1 met Olivia’s hateful gaze, feeling the full force of her loathing. My amber eyes reflected my inner conflict as I thought of her teaming up with Connor Blackthorn against Victoria, forcing Victoria to attempt suicide by cutting her wrists with silver…
Yet I was not angered by Olivia’s words. Instead, my wolf whined softly within me, recognizing her pain beneath the rage.
“Liv, I know you still can’t let go of Lily’s death,” I said, softening my voice. “You think Victoria killed Lily, so you want her to pay for Lily’s life.”
The moonlight filtering through the cottage windows illuminated Olivia’s face, highlighting the sharp angles that grief had
carved into her once–soft features.
“But Lav, can we be reasonable?” I continued, my wolf projecting calming pheromones. “Victoria was wrong, but she doesn’t
deserve to die.”
I ran a hand through my hair, struggling to find the right words. “She’s already paralyzed, and this time she injured one of her
hands.”
“So what?” Olivia interrupted with a sneer
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The moment I said that Victoria didn’t deserve to die, her emerald eyes hardened with renewed hatred. I could almost see her imagining driving her Crystal Dagger into me again, as she had two years ago.
“Ethan Stone, what are you trying to say?” she demanded, her wolf’s rage causing her eyes to glow faintly in the dim light of her
cottage.
Her scent had turned acidic with fury, burning my sensitive nose. My wolf recoiled slightly, recognizing the dangerous edge to
her anger.
“Are you trying to tell me that Lily is just dead, but your precious Victoria has lost the use of her legs and a hand, and she is already very pitiful?” Her voice rose with each word. “What she lost is enough to pay for Lily’s life, isn’t it?”
My tone also sank a bit, my Alpha energy pulsing subtly in response to her challenge. “Liv, you know that’s not what I meant.
Can’t you really tell that I’m doing this for your own good?”
I was worried about Victoria, but I was even more worried about Olivia. My wolf whined with genuine concern.
Olivia loved Lily too much; she couldn’t think rationally, her obsession was too deep. I didn’t know how to make Olivia try to let
go of the past.
“If you continue to be obsessed, this time, Victoria will be fine,” I explained, trying to make her understand the dangerous path she was on. “But if there is a next time, and Victoria really has something happen to her because of you, have you ever thought
that you would also be implicated?”
My wolf paced anxiously beneath my skin. Did it have to be this way?
“Can you stop being so stubborn? I’ll accompany you, let’s try to let go, okay?” I reached for her hand, but she pulled away as if my touch burned. “You have to know, you won’t be so lucky every time.”
(Olivia’s POV)
I understood what Ethan meant. He was saying that two years ago, I pushed Victoria down the mountain, paralyzing her. But
Victoria was magnanimous and didn’t press charges, she let me go.
Two years later, he believed I bribed Connor Blackthorn again, forcing Victoria to attempt suicide by cutting her wrists with
silver. And once again, Victoria didn’t press charges and let me go.
My lips trembled with anger, my wolf howling with rage inside me. “Ethan Stone!!!”
I wanted to tell him the truth. I wanted to say that it was Victoria who threatened me with Lily’s Ashes Crystal Pendant, saying
that she would crush Lily’s remains and scatter her ashes. That’s why I hated Victoria so much and pushed her.
But looking at Ethan, thinking about what he had just said, I felt a deep sense of powerlessness. My wolf whimpered with despair.
How could Lily have such a father?!
My lips opened and closed, but in the end, I didn’t say anything. I knew very well that it would be useless to say it
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Lily’s ashes were still intact in the pendant. Ethan wouldn’t believe me; he would only think that I was taking every opportunity to frame Victoria again.
I clenched my hands tightly, my claws threatening to emerge, and then slowly released them, forcing my wolf back under control.
“Are you done?” I asked coldly. “If you’re done, get out now!”
My scent turned cold and bitter with rejection. I wanted nothing more than for him to leave, to take his pine and power scent with him and leave me in peace.
Ethan’s face darkened at my dismissal, his wolf bristling at being ordered from what should have been his territory. The Alpha in him clearly wanted to assert dominance, to make me submit.
“Olivia Winters, how can you be so unreasonable?” he demanded, his amber eyes flashing with frustration. “Have you ever thought that if Lily knew in the afterlife, how sad she would be to see her mother become so extreme because of her?”
The mention of Lily’s name on his lips sent a fresh wave of rage through me. How dare he use our daughter against me?
“Ethan Stone,” I replied, my voice deadly calm despite my wolf’s rage, “if Lily knew in the afterlife, she would only be sad to have a blind and heartless father like you who can’t distinguish right from wrong!”
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