Chapter 118: Illegal Detention
Chapter 118: Illegal Detention
(Third–person’s POV)
The helicopter didn’t fly far from the shore. As Olivia and Theodore plummeted into the sea one after the other, they were immediately spotted by pack enforcers.
Seraphina Kane rushed over, her face pale with shock. “What happened?” she demanded.
Tasha, left in Matthew’s care, explained breathlessly. “Luna somehow got onto Alpha Theodore’s helicopter, and then both of them fell into the sea.”
Seraphina’s eyes widened in panic. “What are you waiting for? Go save them!”
The pack warriors were already swimming towards the point of impact. Their powerful strokes cut through the churning waves as they raced against time.
Olivia broke the surface, gasping for fresh air. Water streamed down her face as she fought to stay afloat.
A body immediately entangled with hers. She turned to see Theodore and forcefully pushed him away.
“Don’t touch me!” Her voice was filled with revulsion.
His scent and touch stirred the unbearable memories deep within her, and images of him and Clara entangled naked flashed through her mind.
A wave of nausea washed over her. Her stomach churned violently.
Theodore held her tighter, his chest pressed against her back. “My love, this is the ocean, not a regular pool,” he whispered softly.
“A single wave could sweep you away. I’ll take you to shore and then let you go.”
His words were poison to her ears. Olivia thrashed wildly, but her body was failing her.
She was still weak from her recent ordeal. The cold seawater sapped what little strength she had left.
He captured her flailing hands and feet. His grip caused a sharp pain in her injured foot.
Oblivious to her pain, he continued his gentle persuasion. “My love, be good. If you keep moving and exhaust your energy, you’ll have no choice but to cling to me.”
The hypocrisy made her stomach churn even more. She began to vomit into the water.
The helicopter hovered above them, lowering a rope ladder. Theodore wrapped an iron–like arm around her waist.
He believed she was just cold. He lifted her towards the ladder with determined strength.
As they were raised from the water, she turned to face him. For a fleeting moment, his heart leaped.
He thought she was finally relenting. But her expression was not one of forgiveness.
She lunged forward and sank her teeth into his shoulder. The bite was vicious and desperate.
“My love,” he cried out in pain. He looked into her eyes, once so bright and lively.
Now he saw only a dark, empty void. It was filled with disgust and resistance.
The sight pierced his heart like a silver blade. “My love, as long as it makes you feel better, you can bite all you want,” he
said sorrowfully.
Unmoved, she pulled back and bit down again. This time it was harder and more desperate.
The sudden, sharp pain caused his arm to go limp. Olivia slipped from his grasp, plunging back into the waves.
He reached for her frantically. His fingers only grazed the edge of her sleeve.
Like a seehund, she used the motion of the waves to propel herself towards the shore. She left him no space to follow.
He watched her go, a bitter memory surfacing. He had painstakingly taught her to swim, hoping she could protect herself.
Now, she was using that very skill to escape him. He wanted to jump in after her.
But seeing the approaching rescue team, he scowled. “Go back!” he ordered the pilot.
Olivia was pulled ashore by the pack enforcers. Omega attendants quickly wrapped her in a thick towel.
Victoria Kane hurried over, her face etched with worry. “She had a high fever last night. We can’t let her catch another chill.”
She instructed the attendants urgently. They ushered the shivering, pale Olivia away to get a warm bath.
Just then, the helicopter landed with a thunderous roar. Theodore emerged with Captain Ryker.
Seraphina rushed to his side. Her eyes widened at the sight of his soaked white shirt.
Blood was blooming from two distinct bite marks on his shoulder and arm. The red stains spread across the wet fabric.
“Alpha Theodore, what happened to you?” she asked with concern.
But his gaze was fixed on Olivia’s retreating figure. “It’s nothing,” he said flatly, brushing past her.
Seraphina’s heart sank. She felt a gnawing certainty that something unspoken and significant was happening between them.
Tasha approached Seraphina quietly. “Miss Kane, have you ever seen Alpha Theodore’s Luna?”
Seraphina shook her head. The she–wolf had vanished three years ago.
Every trace of her had been wiped from the pack records. She had only ever caught a blurry glimpse of a photo on Theodore’s phone.
A wild thought crossed her mind, but she dismissed it as impossible. “I haven’t seen her,” she replied.
Tasha, bound by the secrecy of the Shadow Syndicate, couldn’t reveal Olivia’s identity. But she could plant a seed.
“Someone must have seen her,” she said meaningfully before walking away.
Her words lingered in the air. Seraphina, her curiosity piqued, pulled out her phone.
She dialed a number in Stonehaven City. “Isa,” she said sweetly, “the summer solstice gathering is approaching, isn’t it? Why don’t you and Iris come visit?”
(Olivia’s POV)
After my bath, I found a worried Selena waiting in my room. Steam still rose from my damp hair.
“I’m fine,” I reassured her, but Selena was agitated.
“Miss Blackwood,” she began nervously, “I saw him. The man who was a guest at Professor Vance’s house.”
My blood ran cold. “What do you mean?”
“The man who got off the helicopter just now, with the sharp features and commanding presence. He looked so
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intimidating, and he kept staring at you.”
My towel slipped from my grasp and fell to the floor. I immediately grabbed my suitcase. “We have to leave. Now.”
I told Tasha I had to go. She arranged a car without question.
As I rushed out, Victoria Kane intercepted me. “Where are you going, dear?”
“She’s probably worried about Professor Vance and Elara,” Tasha covered smoothly.
The explanation seemed to stoke a fire in Victoria. Her face soured with displeasure.
In the speeding car, I desperately tried to call Killian Vance. The line was dead.
Selena’s words from earlier echoed in my mind. “Professor Vance’s phone was always in the hands of that Alpha Theodore.”
“The night you came to pick me up, many pack warriors in dark suits came to the villa, calling him ‘Alpha‘.”
I trembled as the pieces clicked into place. The man in the living room that night hadn’t been Killian.
It had been Theodore. What had he done to Killian and Elara?
Suddenly, the driver’s tense voice cut through my panic. “Miss Blackwood, there’s a car following us.”
I looked back to see a black SUV pulling up alongside us. The rear window rolled down.
Theodore’s cold, pale face appeared. His dark eyes were like an inescapable net closing in around me.
My hand, which had been about to dial for backup, changed course. I pressed the emergency number.
When the operator answered, my voice was steady and clear. “Hello, is this the Pack Joint Enforcement Team? I want to report a crime. I suspect someone has illegally detained my friend and his pup.”
