Chapter 68: Matthew, I Need You
(Olivia’s POV)
I stumbled backward, staring into Theodore’s panicked eyes–an expression I had never seen before. My sanity was crumbling under the weight of exhaustion.
My night vision was poor, and his figure blurred in the darkness. His sharp, chiseled features gradually softened, as if he had transformed into the young, vibrant Alpha he had been ten years ago.
It was as though I was seeing the Theodore of our youth–not the man who had gone to such lengths to deceive me, but the pure–hearted boy he had once been. Those memories, overflowing with happiness, felt like a distant dream.
I forced myself to stand straight and looked at Theodore. “I, Olivia Blackwood, reject you, Theodore Redgrave, as my
partner and Alpha.”
As I saw the panic in Theodore’s eyes, I felt the silent bond between them begin to c***k amid the roaring chaos. The pain
was overwhelming, and my consciousness began to fade as I fell backward.
My last impression was of Eleonora holding me, screaming in horror, “Olivia!”
Before I lost consciousness, I had a brief, grateful thought: This time, I hadn’t shed a single tear for them. They no longer
deserved my sorrow.
When I woke up, I found myself once again unable to feel the presence of the mate bond. My body felt like it was shaking,
and I could hear Theodore’s roar, though the words were unclear, something about a healer.
I awoke in a panic, my hand instinctively flying to my abdomen. If a healer came, they would discover I was still pregnant,
and Theodore would take the pup away.
When my eyes focused, I found myself in our room at the Redgrave Ancestral Hall. I heard voices outside the door.
*Alpha Theodore, Luna has just had a miscarriage. She needs to rest well and should not be agitated.”
It was the voice of Dr. Aris Lowell. A wave of relief washed over me as I sank back into the bed, a cold sweat chilling me to
the bone.
The door opened, and Theodore walked in, sat by the bed, and took my hand. As if nothing had happened, he said to me,
“Darling, it’s not what you think.”
I stared blankly at the ceiling, heartbroken yet numb. Suddenly, Theodore collapsed onto me, burying his face in my chest.
A cold tear dropped onto my skin, and he choked out, “Livvy, please say something.”
What did he want me to say? That I had wronged him? Or that I should scream and rage at his betrayal?
After a long, suffocating silence, he finally let go of me. “Livvy, Aris said you need rest. Stay here for a few days, don’t go back to the apartment.”
With that, he took my phone, cutting off my connection to the outside world. I closed my eyes, and finally a tear slid down.
Things had come to this. He was imprisoning me. But I would no longer deceive myself.
After a day spent in a daze, I awoke to the deep darkness of night. I showered, dressed in black loungewear, and went downstairs.
The Pack Omega who saw me averted her gaze, as if my composure was unnatural. I sat at the dining table and tried to
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speak, “I want…” but my throat was so raw and painful that no words came out.
Eleonora appeared, her face devoid of any guilt. She checked my forehead.
“A slight fever. You probably caught a cold last night,” she said, before ordering moonlight herb broth for me.
I simply stared at Eleonora, my unwavering gaze making her uncomfortable until she finally looked away, instructing the Pack Omega to take good care of me and the Pack Enforcers to watch every corner of the house.
As I slowly ate my broth, my eyes scanned the room, cataloging every single surveillance camera. As a Pack Omega helped me back upstairs, I deftly slipped the Omega’s phone from her pocket.
“Is Leo back?” I asked, my voice a hoarse whisper.
“The young pup is in his piano lesson. Should I call him over?” the Omega replied.
“No, I’m afraid he’ll disturb my rest. Just stand guard at my door,” I instructed.
The Omega obediently closed the door and stood watch outside.
The moment the door clicked shut, I acted. The phone was on the emergency dial screen.
I recalled what Gina had taught me – knowledge I had specifically learned for my escape. I entered a complex string of
numbers on the phone, and it immediately unlocked.
Then I accessed the background programs, entered a line of code, hijacked the manor’s WiFi network, and set the
surveillance camera footage to loop. In the monitoring room, the guards would only see a half–second flicker, which they
would dismiss as their eyes playing tricks.
I then pulled bedsheets from the closet, tied them into a rope, and secured it to the window. Under the cover of the
moonless night, I climbed down and ran, putting the Redgrave Ancestral Hall far behind me.
I sprinted until I reached the Wilds‘ Edge, my lungs burning. Finally collapsing, I dialed the number I knew by heart.
“Matthew, I need you to send someone to pick me up immediately.”
What I hadn’t expected was that my pursuers would arrive much faster than I had imagined. I crouched in the darkness,
hearing the voices of men in the distance, the barking of tracking hounds, and the beams of flashlights sweeping through the thick fog.
Over a dozen light beams were converging in my direction. The guards were closing in.
I turned in terror and rushed deeper into the edge of the wilderness.
(God’s POV)
At that very moment, at Crestwood University, Killian Vance stood on a stage, not with the Olivia he was waiting for, but with Theodore Redgrave.
After their speeches as honorary alumni, the host kept them on stage, sensing the tension. “Two men at the pinnacle of their fields, truly a match of rivals,” the host mused, alluding to the recent rumors that Killian was the man in the alleged
affair with Luna Olivia.
A rival in love–it was the kind of secret drama that would set Stonehaven City ablaze.
Suddenly, a phone rang. Both Theodore and Killian answered their calls almost simultaneously.
Their expressions instantly turned grim. They exchanged a sharp, dark glance before bolting from the stage.
The host gasped as cameras scrambled to follow the two men, who sped away from the campus in two different cars, racing into the night.
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The car screeched to a halt, and Theodore jumped out, roaring, “Where is my Luna?”
Pack Enforcer Kade rushed forward, holding out a single slipper. “Alpha, we found the Luna’s shoe, and a trail of bloody pawprints.”
He pointed. “In that direction!”
Blood? Theodore snatched the blood–stained heel, his heart clenching violently as he looked where the enforcer was pointing.
It was a cliff overlooking the northern ravines.
“Contact the helicopter search and rescue team immediately!” Theodore’s furious howl seemed to tear the sky apart. “Go find her! If you can’t, you’ll all answer to me with your lives!”
