Olivia’s POV “Liv, Olivia” someone called my name from afar. I looked around for the person but could not see anyone. Instead, I was in total darkness. “It's me,” a deep male voice said. I narrowed my eyes to the direction the voice came from. My eyes widened in surprise “Conrad!” I exclaimed and ran to hug him, tightly with my whole being. My heart danced in joy. Can this be true or am I dreaming? I pulled back and caressed his face “Is this real? Is this you? Is it just a dream?” I asked. He chuckled “It's me liv,” he said and wrapped his arms around my waist, pressing my body to his own. “I have missed you” he whispers against my face. “Me too. You would have let me pay for the consequences of my actions. You would have been alive and not-” Wait? If he was dead and I could see him, I could hug him. It meant. Oh no “Am I..am I dead?” I asked. His eyes softened “Yes. I think so. Only the dead can see this place” he told me. Tears welled up in my eyes. I covered my mo
Olivia POVThe moon goddess sent me here without granting my request. A deep frown laced my face as I saw the faces of the unwelcoming people in my life.Magna stood there with something that looked like a smile. While Hunter and Grim had a deep frown on their faces.“I said who is Conrad!” He shouted, hitting his fist by the bedside making me flinch.He is not asking me how I feel or if i am okay. He is only concerned about the name I mumbled in my sleep. “I am asking you a question. Who is Conrad!” He thundered again.Everything in me was screaming ‘He is my lover and he is a better man than you ‘ but instead I said “He is my brother! My late brother! Are you happy now!” I screamed back.A deep growl erupted from the depth of his chest, a deep frown on his face. “Don't you dare raise your voice at me!”I raised an eyebrow and sat up, ignoring the pain in my body. I turned to him, looking him in the eye, “Why?”He narrowed his eyes to a split “I would take it that you are still reco
Grim’s POV“Bluffing Beast” I muttered for the sixth time since I left her room.“What?” Hunter asked. We were walking to my office.I shook my head “Nothing. I was just thinking about something” “Something that involves you muttering a bluffing beast. Who is the bluffing-” he halted on his track, his eyes widened and an annoying smile crept on it.“She .. Olivia called you a bluffing beast?” He asked his eyes widened.The frown on my face deepened, that was all the clue he needed. He burst into uncontrollable laughter. “Can we go?” I asked immediately and he stopped laughing.More reason why I hate this man I call my best friend. He never missed an opportunity to mock me. Something others can never do.He shook his head and started laughing again “No. Why would I? The moon goddess decided to bless you with a stubborn woman as a mate. You both have the same personality. For once, you have someone to tell you no other than me. I am beginning to like this girl” “Well, I made sure I in
Grim POV“This might lead to chaos amongst us, Grim. Why would you leave Dean there? If he died you can't be the Alpha” Hunter said immediately I came out of the hell hole with blood dripping out of my mouth.“I can, you know I can. Without him, there would be no opposition. Do you get it? The people have always loved me and they will continue to do so” I assured him.He shrugged “Aegon's anger against you would grow. So will the witches. Just bring him out and-I halted in my steps and turned to him, my hands on my waist. “ Can you hear yourself? I should bring him out. What were they expecting when they threw Olivia inside there, that I would come back and welcome them with a smile and bow before them? They made Olivia suffer, they also need to experience the pain too”He scoffed and tilted his head sideways. “Oh please we both know you don't give a damn about that girl. I thought you did but the way you threatened her, it showed you don't care. So drop that. You are doing this beca
Olivia POV“Argh!” I shouted as I held my head. I could hear multiple voices in my head and the blood continued to flow from every hole on my face.What the hell was happening to me. Lia burst into the room together with Grim and Hunter. Grim rushed to me and held me.My first instinct was to flinch but then immediately he touched me. I saw something scary, a huge beast howling in a forest filled with dead bodies.He walked around them. Sniffing their bodies then started eating them cracking the bones, the beast turned into a hybrid wolf, his silver eyes shining through the night.He let out a loud cry and turned into Grim. Grim sat on the floor and looked around with despair in his face.“Olivia, are you okay? Should I call the witch back?” He asked.I snapped out of what is saw and shook my head “I'm fine”He narrowed his eyes to a split and scanned my face “You don't look okay. There is blood all over you, even your sheets are soaked”Was I fine? No. I was going crazy, could not un
Grim POVI hardly ever saw something as a punishment but what I am going through right now was a great punishment.I was trying all I could to forget Theresa, to deceive myself that I was alright even though I was not alright.Her smile occasionally came to my mind but what was more frustrating was that It was replaced by Olivia’s smile and for what it was worth I didn't want to get attached to Olivia.I am just using her as a means to an end and after that, I would send her to her pack or kill he if she is still interested in dying.“Grim! Where the hell have you been” Hunter asked as he barged into my room. I quickly hid Theresa’s photo at my back.“Well, as you can see I am in my room. What is it?” I asked him and stood up as he walked to me, panting heavily.I furrowed my eyebrows “Why are you panting and sweating so much at this time of the day?” I asked.“We need to go. Aegon moved your mother’s body from the mutuary. He said they should throw her into the sea or somewhere. I d
Grim POV“Fuck!” I mutter, hitting my steering wheel. I try to talk to Hunter again, but he is silent. Like silent. Hunter is never silent. He tries to communicate in the best way he can, even if he is on the verge of death. He still whispers.His silence is not a gold solution, and then I have Olivia. I can't imagine how much torture she would be going through with Aegon’s men.I mean, she just escaped death during the trials, and now her life is in danger again.Maybe she was right. I am just a bluffing beast. I can't protect my close ones.Wait a minute, die. I just say closed one. I shake my head again. I can't protect the ones I have an obligation to.Impatience wears into my skin; Dean's car is behind mine, and I think Aegon's car is at the back of it. Well, in all I do. I need to make sure I get there before them. I increase my speed limit, swerving off any vehicle on my way.I hear the sound of the engine at the back as Dean moves ahead of me.“What the hell! This is not good
Olivia POV He is going to choose Theresa; I knew immediately he stopped when he saw her corpse on the ground. I felt a pang in my heart as minutes passed. She was his one true love after all, and I was a spare. His heartbeat increased as he released a carnivorous growl, silence filled the air “Send her ashes to her mother,” he said and walked away. My body froze. Did he choose me? Could it be that I mattered to him after all, or was this another dream? He walked towards his car and carefully placed me in the back seat before turning around and driving to the palace. Immediately he climbed down, and Magna rushed to him. “Tell me you chose my daughter,” she said, her voice dripping with fear and anticipation. “No, I took Olivia, but I asked Hunter to try all he can to save her body,” he said in a tight tone. I could feel his hesitation; he would never want to hurt her. “Grim..what if she does not come back?" Why would you leave her there all to Aegon? You left her and she was ki