Chapter 16: 28 days countdown.
Chapter 16: 28 days countdown
(Olivia’s POV)
Twenty eight days left.
Iy on the hospital bed, nning how to escape from here with my unborn pup.
Just then, the door creaked open, and Theodore came in again. I didn’t want to face him, so I quickly shut my eyes, forced my breathing to remain steady, and pretended to be asleep. The mattress dipped as he sat down beside me.
Hisrge hand enveloped my cold fingers, and I could feel his burning gaze fixed on my face. The <b>intensity </b>of his stare made my skin prickle, but I remained motionless.
“Livvy,What are you going to Northwood Manor for?” he whispered, his voice thick with emotion.
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His tone was still doting, but it made my blood run cold. “You can never leave me. I will protect you and never let you be harmed again.”
His other hand moved to caress my head and cheek with that familiar tenderness I once craved. The gentle touch that used to bring mefort now felt like torture.
Tears slid down my face despite my efforts to remain still, I couldn’t stop them from betraying my consciousness.
Memories flooded back of how Theodore used to care for me during my menstrual pain. After Leo’s birth, the cramping had worsened significantly.
He would personally supervise my moonlight herb medication, his hands gentle as he massaged my aching stomach. He’d hold me close until I fell asleep, whispering soothing words against my hair.
Now his affection felt like poison coursing through my veins. Every tender gesture caused unbearable pain throughout my <b>body</b>.
<b>The </b>weight of his betrayal pressed down on my chest like a crushing stone. I don’t understand how he could sleep with ra so casually when he loves me so deeply.
Eventually, exhaustion overtook my racing thoughts and I drifted into restless sleep. When consciousness returned, I found myself in the back <b>seat </b>of Theodore’s SUV.
We were parked near The Crimson Pup Creche, Confusion clouded my mind as I tried to piece together how I’d gotten here.
<b>I </b>fumbled for <b>my </b>phone and dialed Dr. Aris’s number. The call went straight to voicemail. I tried again with the <b>same </b>result.
What had <b>happened </b>at the infirmary? Why wouldn’t she answer?
At 4:30 PM, dismissal time approached and I felt <b>dizzy </b>as I stepped out of the car. The fresh air helped clear my head slightly<b>, </b><b>so </b>I decided to take a short walk.
day
Familiar voices drifted from nearby, <b>and </b>my heart clenched as I recognized Leo’s small voice.
“Dad, why does Aunt ra have to leave? Leo’s words carried the confusion of a child who didn’t understand
adultplications.
I moved closer, hiding behind the bushes to observe the scene unfolding before me.
“Aunt ra went abroad, and I won’t see her anymore,” Leo continued, his voice breaking <b>with </b>unshed tears.
Theodore stood coldly to one side, his face an emotionless mask. ra knelt before Leo, her movements
graceful and practiced <b>as </b>she wiped his tears with tissues.
“I promise I’ll call you from abroad, little one,” ra <b>said </b>softly, her voice dripping with false sweetness.
Leo’s face brightened with sudden hope. “Can I go abroad with you? For early study abroad?”
The suggestion hit me like a physical blow. This woman had manipted my son sopletely that he would choose her over his own parents
ra’s back was turned to Theodore, and I caught a glimpse of her triumphant smile.
“You can’t leave your parents for my sake,” ra said with practiced concern. “‘Especially your mother. She would be very sad.”
Leo’s expression turned grim. “Mother must have forced you to leave,” he said, his voice rising with anger.
“She’s a bad woman. She’s so hateful!”
The words pierced my heart like silver daggers. My own son, calling me hateful for trying to protect our
family.
I clutched my chest, feeling like my heart might stop beating entirely. But I refused to run away t
this time<b>. </b>
I would endure this painpletely. I needed to see the full extent of what ra had done to my child.
Suddenly, a sharp c***k echoed through the air. Theodore’s hand had struck Leo across the face with brutal
force
It was the first time I’d ever seen him hit our son.
My heart leaped to my throat. A mother’s instinct still made her heart ache uncontrobly when she saw
Leo’s red and swollen cheek.
ra let out an exaggerated cry and caught Leo just as he was about to fall.
“How dare you speak about your mother that way?” Theodore’s voice carried the oppressive weight of an Alpha’s power, “Your mother’s poor health is because she gave birth to you and raised you.”
Leo cried in ra’s arms while she made soothing sounds, “I wish Mother would just <b>disappear</b>,” Leo sobbed against <b>ra’s </b>shoulder. “Then you could be my mother instead. Rosie is so lucky to have such a gentle
mother.”
The child’s words shattered <b>what </b>remained of my heart. ra had <b>poisoned </b>him so thoroughly against me.
Theodore snatched him from ra’s arms. “I’ll say it again. If you speak about your mother like that one more. time, <b>I </b><b>won’t </b>hesitate to lock you in the pack’s confinement cell.”
ra grabbed Leo from Theodore’s grasp. “Don’t do <b>that</b>. Don’t scare him”
After re whispered something in his ear, Leo looked up at Theodore with red–rimmed eyes. “I’m sorry, <b>Dad</b>. I
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know I was wrong.”
“You need to apologize to your sick mother, Theodoremanded. “And behave properly from now on.”
Theodore then turned his cold gaze to ra. “Go directly to the airport. Don’t return without my permission.”
I watched as the three of them walked away together, their silhouettes forming a twisted family portrait.
“Rosie!” Leo called out affectionately as they moved toward a waiting car
The unusual intimacy in his voice when speaking about this supposed stranger struck me as deeply wrong
My phone buzzed with an iing call. Dr. Aris’s name shed on the screen
“Olivia!” she said breathlessly when I answered. “I’m so sorry I missed your calls. I was in emergency surgery.”
“I’d like to know about that pup <b>of </b>Theodore’s you mentioned.” I asked, my voice barely steady
“There’s a rumor circting among the staff,” she said hesitantly. “About a young she–wolf who gave birth five years ago. The birth certificate lists Theodore Redgrave as the father.”
My hands began shaking uncontrobly. “What’s the child’s name?”
“Something with “R” Dr. Aris said, then I heard her shouting to colleagues in the background. “Darling, were you joking when you said Alfasi odore had another pup?”
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