Chapter 132: What did I do to you?
Chapter 132: What did I do to you?
(Matthew’s POV)
I expressionlessly closed the last medical report. “It’s nothing.”
The documents contained information that would only cause Olivia more pain. Her fertility was gone. Her heart was failing. The stress disorder had returned.
“Beta Tristan, destroy these,” I instructed.
But Olivia sensed something was wrong. Her hand pressed down on the documents before Tristan could take them.
Instead of answering her unspoken question, I took her hand. Beta Tristan understood my signal and produced a ring
box.
Inside was a beautiful diamond ring, its facets catching the infirmary’s harsh light. I slipped it onto Olivia’s ring finger.
“Don’t I already have a moonstone ring?” she asked, puzzled.
“Some people are blind, or need to be more obvious,” I replied with a cold laugh.
The ring was a statement. A warning to Theodore and anyone else who might think they had a claim on her.
I handed the files to Beta Tristan and opened the door for Olivia. She walked out, amused by my gesture.
The moment she stepped into the corridor, I swept her into my arms.
“Matthew, my foot is fine, I can walk,” she protested, startled.
I simply looked at her. The unspoken question hung between us – He can hold you, but I can’t?
“Mother is downstairs,” I said instead.
Beta Tristan smoothly explained, “Luna has had a big scare, so of course the Alpha King must do more. You are mates, a
mate must be considerate of his Luna.”
Olivia accepted the logic and relaxed into my embrace. She buried her face in my chest, seeking the security that had been
absent since her ordeal with Theodore.
(Olivia’s POV)
The elevator doors opened to reveal Victoria Kane and Seraphina Kane waiting in the lobby.
Victoria’s concern for me was veiled by a cool demeanor. My complicated past had created distance between us, despite Matthew’s efforts to bridge it.
“How are you feeling?” Victoria asked formally.
“Much better, thank you,” I replied gently, despite her coldness.
Victoria’s expression hardened when she mentioned Theodore. “That Alpha dared to abduct you. I should involve my
mate in this matter.”
Matthew calmly interjected, “Let the pack council handle it, lest people say our Kane family throws its weight around.”
As we walked through the hospital lobby, we drew stares and whispers from the affluent crowd. They recognized Victoria and correctly identified her companions as the subjects of recent gossip.
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“How did a divorced Luna manage to enter the prestigious Kane bloodline?” someone murmured.
“The Alpha King must be desperate for an heir,” another whispered.
Suddenly, Isadora Redgrave approached with her daughter, Iris. The little pup’s eyes lit up when she saw me.
“Aunt Olivia! You’re my aunt!” she exclaimed, running toward us.
“Aunt Olivia, I miss you so much, Leo misses you, and Uncle misses you so, so much.”
The innocent words made everyone tense. Isadora quickly stepped in, her voice trembling.
“Liv, my brother wronged you, and you can do whatever you want to him. But Leo was just a pup.”
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She pleaded desperately, “He was instigated by adults… can you forgive Leo? He was sent to Lyra’s Hope Sanctuary by my brother to fend for himself. These past three years have been very hard for him.”
The words “orphan sanctuary” struck me like a physical blow. My son, living among abandoned pups.
Iris grabbed my hand, crying, “Aunt Olivia, Brother Leo is so pitiful. Can you come with us to see him? He’s in this very
hospital.”
Beta Tristan intervened before I could respond. “It’s inappropriate for Luna to interact with a suspect’s family while the
case is ongoing.”
I gently withdrew my hand from Iris’s grasp and patted the pup’s head. “Maybe later.”
Those three words cost me the last of the energy I had once devoted to Leo.
Matthew carried me away without a backward glance, leaving a sobbing Iris behind.
I heard her asking Isadora, “Mom, why doesn’t Aunt Olivia want Brother Leo anymore? Why doesn’t she want Uncle?”
Isadora could only sigh. She knew the pain of betrayal herself but found solace in a daughter who would never hurt her,
unlike Leo.
In the car, I stared blankly at the pouring rain. Matthew quietly told his Beta, “Go and investigate Leo’s experiences over
the past three years.”
I looked at him, surprised, and started to refuse. But he simply changed the subject.
“Alpha Asher White is waiting for you at the Kane Estate.”
Back at the Kane Estate, Alpha Asher White and I exchanged intelligence about pack movements and territorial disputes.
Before leaving, Alpha White teased Matthew about Cynthia Mooncrest. “That she–wolf has waited twenty years for you. She even saved your life.”
He warned with a grin, “Don’t interfere if she comes pleading.”
After Alpha White left, Matthew tried to explain. “She was my betrothed back then. It was my duty to treat her well.”
“Just like you treat me, right?” I replied, completely misunderstanding.
In my mind, his recent kindness was simply a product of his strong sense of responsibility toward our nominal mating.
“The Alpha King is a good wolf,” I concluded earnestly.
Beta Tristan, clearing files nearby, couldn’t help but chuckle. Matthew’s cold glare sent him scurrying away.
The room fell silent.
“What did I do to you?” Matthew asked quietly.
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I considered his question seriously. “You’ve saved me many times, trusted and favored me in the alliance, and… you. carried me just now because you were afraid I was tired.”
I nodded decisively. “I’ll work hard to repay you and help you strengthen the kingdom soon.”
He walked to my desk where I was reviewing documents.
“I don’t treat her like that,” he said.
I looked up, puzzled. “Like what?”
“Only you,” he said.
“Like what?” I asked again, still not understanding.
In response, his hands slipped under my arms, lifting me from the chair as if I weighed nothing.
“King!” I gasped in shock.
He carried me from the office desk to the large bed, sat down, and touched my face gently.
“You’re not allowed to call me that way again.”
Chapter 133: Theodore Protected Her
