Triple Fated: A Romance Novel

Chapter 403: Apologies

Louis's POV

"And what the hell was that?" Lennox snapped atthe instant Olivia teleported.

Shburned my chest. | looked away, unable to meet his eyes. "I was just joking," | muttered. "Teasing her...

like we used to. I didn’t think—"

"You didn’t think at all," Levi cut in, his tone calm but his eyes hard with annoyance. He leaned back in his chair,

arms crossed, disappointment written across his face. "You saw how wound up she was, Louis. And you pushed

her further."

| clenched my fists, jaw tight. "I wasn’t trying to hurt her. It was a joke—just a damn joke."

Lennox slammed his palm against the desk, the sound echoing through the study. "This isn’t the tfor jokes!

She’s walking a fine line, holding herself together in front of Frederick. One wrong slip, and everything we've

worked for goes to hell. And you—" he jabbed a finger at me, fury blazing in his eyes—"you decided to throw fuel

on the fire!"

The weight of their anger pressed down on me. My wolf whimpered inside, guilt clawing at my chest. I'd seen

Olivia's eyes before she left—hurt, betrayed, furious. She didn’t even wait forto explain.

And goodness, that stung.

"I'll fix it," | said. "I'll talk to her. Apologize. Whatever it takes."

Lennox’s glare didn’t soften. "You better." He spat.

| swallowed hard and left the study. | stopped in the hallway, dragging a hand down my face. My wolf pawed

restlessly inside me, urgingto go after her. To find her. To make it right.

Closing my eyes, | reached through the bond. "Olivia." My voice was softer than usual. "Please. Listen to me."

No response. Just silence. But | knew she could hear me.

My chest tightened. | pushed again, this tletting her feel my guilt through the bond. "I didn’t mean it. The

joke... it was stupid. | should've known better. You've been carrying too much already, and | only added to it.

That wasn't fair."

| paused, pacing the corridor as if the movement would calm the panic inside me. "I'm sorry, Liv. Truly. | didn’t

mean to hurt you. Please... talk to me. Yell atif you want. Just don’t shutout."

Still nothing. Only the faintest echo of her wolf.

"Oli... I'm sorry..." | pleaded desperately, but she didn’t respond; rather, she shut the mind link at me.

A deep sigh left my lips as | opened my eyes. | needed to do something—really fast—but what could | do? It's not

like | knew where she was so | could go after her... Olivia could be anywhere. But suddenly | got a whiff of her

scent. My brow furrowed.

"Olivia is around," | whispered to myself and began moving.

Her scent—honey laced with a faint trace of nutmeg, sharp and stubborn, just like her—enveloped me. My wolf

stirred instantly, pullingforward, guidingthrough the halls until | reached the old room that used to be

hers.

My hand hovered on the knob for half a second, nerves prickling through me, but | didn’t give myself tto

hesitate. | pushed the door open.

There she was.

Olivia sat on the bed, back straight, her arms folded tightly across her chest. She didn’t look startled, didn’t even

flinch at my sudden entrance. Instead, her brows knit together in that sstormy frown that made my chest

tighten.

| stepped inside slowly, shutting the door behind me. For once, | didn’t try to smile, didn’t try to charm her with

the playful grin that always used to work.

"Liv..." | said softly, my voice breaking in ways | hated. "You are here."

She looked at me—her eyes filled with anger.

| swallowed hard, forcing myself not to look away this time. "Say something. Yell. Curse me. Just... don’t stay

quiet. Don’t shutout."

Yet | got no response from her. Sucking in a deep breath, | stepped closer and sat beside her, and luckily she

didn’t shift away.

"I'm sorry, Olivia," | said finally. "I shouldn't have joked like that. Not now. Not when you're already carrying so

much. | wasn’t thinking."

She didn’t answer.

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Still nothing. Just that deep, unreadable frown on her face. My chest tightened painfully.

"I'm sorry, Olivia. Please do anything to pour out your anger," | went on, softer now, almost pleading. "Yell at

me... scold me... Just... don’t shutout completely."

For a long moment, she just stared at me. My wolf whimpered in the silence, bracing for rejection.

Then Olivia sighed, her arms loosening just a little. "You're an idiot, Louis," she muttered.

Relief crashed throughso hard | nearly laughed. "Yeah," | breathed. "I am. But I'm your idiot."

Her lips twitched, the smallest smile breaking through her frown. And before | could say another word, she

grabbedby the shirt and pulledinto a kiss.

| kissed her back like | had been

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When she pulled away, she was only a little space from me. Her chest rose and fell fast as she breathed, and her

eyes locked on mine, bright and full of fire.

"I'm not really sure you've forgiven me," | said, my voice rough and shaky. The words cout smaller than |

wanted, but she always knew how to pull out the part ofthat was weak.

She let out a short laugh, sharp but happy. Then, without looking away, she stood up from the bed and dropped

to her knees in front of me. My heart jumped hard in my chest, and even my wolf stirred, restless and wild.

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