Chapter 71: The Emerald Luna Bracelet
Chapter 71: The Emerald Luna Bracelet
(Olivia’s POV)
I collapsed on the edge of the cliff, my knees hitting the rocky ground hard. Someone found me and shouted towards the abyss.
“Alpha Theodore, Luna has been found!” The voice echoed across the canyon. “Luna is not down there!”
But the rope was still falling continuously. Everyone panicked!
I lunged forward and grabbed the rope with both hands. A bloody gash appeared on my palm as the rope slid rapidly through my grip. The rough fibers tore through my skin like razors.
My throat tore as I screamed down into the abyss. “Theodore! I’m not down there, come back quickly!”
My voice echoed across the abyss. Everyone on the clifftop heard me clearly. But the rope continued to slide past my palm without stopping.
The Alpha’s Sentinels rushed to grab the rope. But not only did it not stop, it suddenly dropped faster.
“The up and down movement of the rope is controlled by the Alpha,” a sentinel said sorrowfully as he helped me up. “Luna, I’m afraid the Alpha has already…”
I broke down in tears. I grabbed the sentinel, grabbed the experts, demanding they find a way.
“No… it can’t be…” My voice cracked with desperation.
The intense discussion between the sentinels and experts faded in and out around me. The rescue helicopter circled overhead, its blinding light blurring my vision.
I sat on the edge of the cliff with tears streaming down my face. My mind filled with Theodore’s face alternating with the terrified faces of the pack members.
I had only wanted to leave him. Never wishing for his death. Certainly not wanting the pack to fall into chaos because of
- me.
He had once been my salvation, pulling me out of the mire. After my mother’s death, he had been everything to me.
I clutched at my aching heart. I had loved him deeply once. Even though I no longer loved him now, I was still grateful for the shelter and protection he and the pack had provided.
If the once–stable pack fell into chaos because of me, what would happen to those members?
The immense pain crushed me until I could barely breathe. I tried to sense through our severed mate bond, but it seemed like something was constantly draining from within me.
I couldn’t grasp what it was. I forced my trembling body up and said hoarsely.
“We can’t wait for the toxic fumes to clear at dawn. Have the rescue team go down now with oxygen tanks.”
After I said this, my vision began to blur. My strength instantly drained, and I fell backward.
At that moment, cries of alarm rang out around me. I saw a massive black wolf leap up from the cliff, instantly transforming into human form and catching me in his arms.
The last thing in my memory was Theodore’s face. A ‘beep‘ sounded in my ear.
In that moment, a beam of light appeared above me. I seemed to hear my mother’s call.
My mother had held on until I turned eighteen. Throwing me a grand coming–of–age party that was also my mating ceremony, entrusting me to Theodore.
I missed her so much. My body felt light, and I heard a restrained, forbearing voice.
“I won’t let you die, do you hear me?” It was followed by a distant roar. “Get the helicopter down here, fly to the infirmary immediately!”
It was Theodore’s ice–cold voice. “Quick! Her heart has stopped!”
(God’s POV)
On the helicopter, Theodore roared at the pilot. He was hunched over Olivia, his hands on her chest, rapidly and forcefully compressing her heart.
He kissed her lips, breathing into her lungs. He continued the compressions.
“My love, think of Leo, I beg you, don’t give up!” His voice broke with desperation.
The helicopter landed on the infirmary roof, where emergency healers were waiting. When they hurriedly carried her into the elevator, Theodore was still performing CPR.
He remembered Lyra coming to talk to him after they discovered each other were destined mates. Gripping his hand tightly and saying to him.
“Theodore, the women of our clan are cursed, all suffering from heart disease, and Olivia has it too. She had an episode
when she discovered her father’s affair.”
“After becoming a wolf, it changes according to the wolf’s strength, but this condition might still occur again during special periods, such as during childbirth.”
Theodore recalled that the first time he met Olivia was in the medical room. At that time, Lyra had just brought her to the
pack.
“She may not be able to give you many pups, perhaps not even one,” Lyra said. “Theodore, will you still love her?”
He answered without hesitation. “I will.”
Lyra smiled, entrusting Olivia to him. While also sending her abroad to test whether distance would weaken their love.
Tears slid from Theodore’s eyes, dripping onto Olivia’s pale, bloodless face. The heart monitor suddenly emitted the ticking sound of life.
Olivia was rushed into the operating room for a heart bypass surgery. With a trembling hand, Theodore signed the consent form and waited in the long corridor,
Finally, the healer ernerged. “Alpha Theodore, Luna was brought in just in time. The surgery was a success.”
But Theodore’s heart twisted as the healer continued. “However, Luna’s heart is extremely fragile and cannot withstand another surgery. If it happens again, she’ll need a heart transplant. You need to be prepared.”
Theodore lowered his eyes, his gaze dark. “Don’t tell my mate about her condition.”
He then went to her side, gently holding her hand and whispering. “My love.”
Afraid to wake her, his eyes filled with the relief of having her back from the brink.
Three days later, Olivia was discharged. They moved back into their manor, which had been completely redecorated. Theodore was suffocatingly attentive, working from home and insisting Leo stay with her all day. Feeling trapped, Olivia
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suggested a gathering.
“You misunderstood Professor Killian last time,” she said. “Take this opportunity to apologize to him.”
She also asked him to invite Killian’s daughter, Elara, and her friend, Dr. Aris Lowell. Her true purpose was to find an opportunity to contact Killian to arrange subsequent actions.
And to have Aris secretly check her pregnancy condition. Because the healers didn’t know she was pregnant during the surgery, and she was worried it might affect the pup.
That evening, the manor was bustling with excitement. Olivia wore a smoke–gray silk gown and the Redgrave family heirloom emerald moonstone bracelet, greeting guests alongside Theodore.
When Clara arrived with Caleb, her gaze immediately locked onto that priceless bracelet. The symbol of the Crimson Pack Luna, and her heart filled with jealousy.
She could hardly believe that Eleonora would give it to Olivia. A woman she believed was having an affair with Killian.
Theodore saw Olivia taking Elara towards the kitchen. He had the pack sentinels lead an arriving Killian and Gina to the back garden.
Then he went to the second floor, pulling Clara into his study. Caleb knowingly settled into the sitting area outside.
Inside, Clara raised her bracelet, eagerly complaining. “Alpha, I found this moonstone bracelet in the lounge pantry on the night of the engagement ceremony. It has your and Luna’s initials on it.”
“I really saw Luna and Killian run out of that pantry that night. This is the proof! The surveillance recordings from that
night must have been tampered with!”
Theodore’s cold gaze fixed on Clara. He grabbed her wrist, snatched the moonstone bracelet, and put it in the inner
pocket of his suit.
“You are not worthy to wear her bracelet.”
Clara’s wrist was pulled, but the pain was nothing compared to the ache in her heart. Theodore pressed her against the
long desk in the study.
His large hand gripped her neck lightly then heavily. His dark gaze filled with a dangerous aura as it enveloped her.
“You should know the consequences of slandering my Luna.”
