: You Won’t Leave Me
: You Won’t Leave Me
(Olivia’s POV)
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I was stunned as Matthew’s lips captured mine. His kiss was lingering and full of affection, his Alpha scent of cedar and steel enveloping me completely.
The world around us seemed to fade away. Only his warmth remained, pressing against me with desperate intensity.
After a moment, I came to my senses and pressed against his chest, trying to push him away. As he paused for breath, I gasped in a low voice, “Matthew, our Partnership Termination Agreement…”
But before I could finish, he captured my lips again. “Hush, be quiet,” he murmured against my mouth.
His hands moved to hold my waist and the back of my head, trapping me in his passionate and domineering embrace. I had no room to resist.
The sound of gasps from the crowd and the flash of phone cameras surrounded us. I was kissed until my eyes were hazy and my face was a deep shade of crimson.
Suddenly, a voice from the crowd shouted, “It’s Alpha King Kane from the trending topic! Is that his mate?”
The news was spreading like wildfire through the supernatural networks. More voices joined in, creating a cacophony of excitement and speculation.
Finally, Matthew released me, tucking my flustered face into his chest to shield me from the prying eyes. He had made his point clear to everyone watching.
Everyone now knew I was his Luna. The public display left no room for doubt or denial.
He lifted me into a black armored vehicle that had pulled up beside them. Our children had already been whisked away by Beta Tristan.
Inside the car, away from the crowd, the full weight of the situation crashed down on me. “Our mate bond severance agreement has been exposed,” I cried, my voice trembling.
Tears streamed down my face as I clutched his shirt. “Wasn’t it destroyed by Tristan? Why did it leak out?”
I had seen the news online. The agreement, our signatures, and the damning timing that suggested a deliberate deception of the supernatural community.
Overwhelmed with guilt and panic, I felt responsible for ruining his reign. “What should we do?” I sobbed.
“I’ll confess to the Eastern Council, okay? It’s all my fault. You were just trying to help me.”
My words tumbled out in a rush of desperation. “I shouldn’t have accepted your protection, shouldn’t have let you claim me just for Aurora’s legitimacy.”
He held my face, his own emotions suppressed. “How could accepting my protection be a mistake?” he asked softly.
“If not me, then who? Killian?” His voice carried a dangerous edge that made me shiver.
Lost in my despair, I nodded weakly. “Yes, I should have stayed with my former colleague, I should have… not you…‘
The admission shattered something inside me. The words felt like poison on my tongue, but my fear drove me to speak them.
Seeing how terrified he had made me, Matthew’s voice softened. “You’re talking nonsense,” he said, wiping my tears with gentle fingers.
“You’ve already accepted my mark, you can’t belong to anyone else. Claiming you, being Aurora’s father, was my wish.”
He then laid out his plan, his gaze intense and unwavering. “What you need to do is tell everyone that the shredded mate bond severance agreement is invalid.”
“You, Olivia Blackwood, are willing to stay with me, Matthew Kane, forever. Our bond is strong, we won’t sever it.”
His words felt like a giant stone pressing down on my chest, making it hard to breathe. My mind reeled with conflicting thoughts and fears.
I remembered my promise to Victoria Kane to leave. The existence of his supposed “confidante” haunted my thoughts.
The deep–seated trauma from Theodore’s betrayal made me terrified of placing my heart in his hands, only for it to be shattered again.
Yet, the thought of his reign being destroyed because of me was equally unbearable. I couldn’t live with that guilt.
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As our vehicle arrived at the Stonehaven Council Hall, we were swarmed by reporters. Cameras flashed and microphones were thrust toward our windows.
Inside, the atmosphere was chaotic. His staff were in a frenzy, arguing over damage control strategies.
A large screen displayed a constant stream of public condemnation from various pack leaders. The situation looked dire from every angle.
Soon, Matthew’s parents, Barrett Kane and a furious Victoria Kane, arrived. “How could such a mistake happen?” Victoria demanded, her voice sharp with accusation.
Matthew calmly sent his parents out of the room. He then escorted a silent, shaken me to a private lounge to rest.
(Matthew’s POV)
Returning to the meeting room, I faced my mother with cold determination. “What did you say to her behind my back?” I asked, my voice dangerously calm.
“Told her to leave me after the public notice period ends? Mother, do you plan for your son to be alone for the rest of his life?”
Victoria was stunned into guilty silence. Her face paled as she realized I knew about her interference.
At that moment, the tide of online opinion began to shift. I had been monitoring the networks through my staff’s reports.
I locked eyes with my mother, issuing an ultimatum. “If you don’t want your son to be alone, if you don’t want his reign ruined, then coax her back.”
“And be nice about it.” My tone brooked no argument or defiance.
Defeated, Victoria left to find Olivia. Her shoulders sagged with the weight of her mistake.
With my mother gone, Barrett Kane watched in astonishment as my master plan unfolded. The public discussion online was transforming before our eyes.
Pack members, analyzing the leaked document, noted that I had given all my assets to Olivia. I had asked only for joint custody of our children.
They saw the heart–wrenching reason for the bond severance listed as “public pressure.” The strain put on a former Luna with a complicated past resonated with many.
The narrative flipped from scandal to a tragic romance. “The Alpha King doesn’t want to
Me
sever the bond at all,” became the consensus.
Seizing the moment, my team flooded the supernatural networks with photos of our passionate public kiss. They framed the leak as a malicious smear campaign against a loving mated pair.
At this moment, the conference room door was pushed open. Olivia stood at the entrance, meeting my gaze directly.
I looked at Olivia quietly. I could hear my own heartbeat, the heart that beat for her.
“My Luna, walk towards me. Just one step is enough, the remaining nine hundred and ninety–nine are for me to take.”
