Olivia''s POV


    The first thing I felt when I woke up was emptiness. A strange, hollow silence filled the room, too still, too cold. Something was wrong. I sat up slowly, my body aching, my vision spinning for a second before clearing. The healer''s words from earlier echoed faintly in my mind: "You can''t continue the ritual… it will harm you and the child."


    The child.


    My hand drifted to my belly, but the warmth I''d felt there before was reced by a sharp, twisting panic. Something else was missing—something stronger.


    Lennox.


    My wolf stirred instantly, a low whimper rising in my chest. His scent… it''s fading. I pushed the nket off and stood, ignoring the dizzy rush that followed. Selene tried to stop me when I reached the door, but I brushed past her.


    "Olivia, wait—"


    "No. Something''s wrong."


    The hallway was too quiet, the air heavy. I reached Lennox''s door and pushed it open.


    Empty.


    The bed was neatly made. The lights were out. His scent—faint, almost gone. My chest tightened painfully.


    "No…" I whispered, stepping inside. "No, no, no."


    I tore back the sheets, checked the corners, the window—nothing. My heart pounded so loud it drowned everything else out.


    "Selene!" I shouted. "Where is he?!"


    She ran in, her eyes wide. "Olivia, please calm down—"


    "Don''t tell me to calm down!" I screamed. "Where is he?! Where is Lennox?!"


    I was frightened. Was he dead? Why was he gone? Why was his scent fading like smoke? What was happening?


    Selene grabbed my arm, trying to calm me, but I shook her off violently. "Our bond… it''s gone," I whispered, horror spreading through me. "I can''t feel him. I can''t feel anything. Even if something  is wrong, I can''t  tell."


    "Lennox!" I screamed at the top of my voice, fear gripping me. Did he die? Did he die while I was asleep and they took his body away?


    Suddenly, Louis rushed in, and I grabbed him by the cor of his shirt before he could even speak.


    "Where is Lennox!" I demanded, terrified.


    Louis exhaled shakily. "Calm down, Oli… Lennox is fine. He''s not dead."


    "Then where is he?!" I cried. "Where did you take him?!"


    Louis looked confused, like he didn''t know what to say—or he didn''t want to.


    "Louis, where is he?" I demanded.


    He sighed heavily. "Calm down, Olivia… Levi will be back soon."


    My frown deepened. "Levi will be back? For what? Where did he go?"


    Before he could answer, a voice came from behind me.


    "Olivia."


    I turned. Levi stood in the doorway, tall and tense—his eyes shadowed with guilt.


    "Where is he?" I demanded.


    He didn''t answer. The silence was annoying me.


    "Levi!" My voice broke, tears stinging my eyes. "Tell me where he is!"


    He took a careful step forward. "You need to rest. Please."


    "Rest?" Iughed bitterly, the sound shaking. "He''s gone! His scent is gone! You think I can rest when he isn''t here anymore?!"


    Louis tried to reach me, but I pushed his hand away. "Don''t touch me!"


    My heart was racing, my wolf wing against my ribs. I turned back to Levi, tears blurring my vision. "You moved him, didn''t you?"


    He said nothing. Didn''t deny it. Didn''t even look surprised. And that silence was enough.


    My knees went weak. "You… you took him away from me."


    He swallowed hard, his jaw tight. "He''s safe, Olivia. You need to believe me. He''s alive, and he''s safe."


    "Safe?" I whispered. "You had no right! None! You took away my chance to save him—"


    "You already tried," he snapped, his voice rising. "And it almost killed you! It would''ve killed the baby!"


    "Then so be it!" I shouted back, tears streaming freely now. "If that''s what it takes to bring him back, then so be it!"


    The words tore out of me before I could stop them. Levi''s face twisted in pain, his eyes glistening.


    "Do you hear yourself?" he said softly. "You''d rather die than live with us? You''d rather throw everything away for a ghost?"


    "He''s not a ghost!" I cried. "I can feel him, Levi! He''s still there, fighting, waiting for me—"


    "And you think I don''t love him too?!" he shouted, his voice cracking. "You think I want him gone? You think this is easy for me? You think I want to stand here and stop you from killing yourself?!"


    The air in the room trembled with tension and pain. My heart felt like it was being split in two—half for the man whoy lifeless, half for the one standing in front of me, breaking apart.


    "You took him away," I whispered, "without my permission."


    His gaze softened, but his voice stayed hard. "No, Olivia. I took away the thing that was destroying you."


    My hand moved before I realized it. In the blink of an eye, I pped him hard across the face.


    The sound echoed. Everyone froze—even me.


    Levi didn''t move. He just stood there, his cheek red, his eyes filled with quiet sorrow.


    "How could you?" I whispered, my voice shaking. "How could you take him away from me?"


    He lowered his head. "Because I couldn''t lose you too."


    Something inside me shattered.


    "Where is he? Tell me where he is?"


    Levi shook his head in disapproval. "That is never happening. I''m never telling you where Lennox is."


    My anger and hate intensified, and I knew if he didn''t leave, I would do or say something we''d both regret.


    "Get out," I said.


    "Olivia—"


    "Get out!" I screamed, the room trembling with the force of my wolf''s cry.


    For a second, he just stared at me—and I saw it, the heartbreak he tried to hide. Then he turned and walked out without another word.


    As the door closed, my knees gave out. I sank to the floor, my hands clutching my stomach as sobs wracked my body.


    Selene dropped beside me, whispering something I couldn''t hear. The world blurred. All I could think about was Lennox—and whether this was all just a cruel nightmare I couldn''t wake up from.