WantNovelChapter 485: It was a lie
Levi's POV
The room was still. Too still. For a long moment, | didn’t move. I could hear the faint sound of Olivia's sobs
somewhere nearby, Louis's tense breathing, the healer whispering fake prayers under her breath. Everyone
thought | was unconscious. They thought | had fainted because | was weak. But | wasn’t. | was awake the whole
time. My heart was beating fine, my mind clear. Only the healer knew the truth. She understood right away and
pretended to keep praying so no one would notice.
When I finally opened my eyes, the room was empty. The healer had asked everyone to leave so | could rest. My
body ached, my chest felt heavy, but not from weakness. From guilt. Because what everyone believed had
happened was a lie. | hadn't fainted. I'd pretended. I'd needed Olivia to believe something, and the voice Olivia
heard through me—the message that made her stop fighting, that made her cry and finally let go—that wasn’t
Lennox.
It was me. Lennox hadn't reached out. No spirit had whispered through me. That voice, that warning, "Keep her
away from him," had been mine. | said it because | knew it was the only way to make her stop. It was the only
thing that could reach her heart. Nothing else worked. She wouldn't listen to me, to Louis, or even to reason. But
if she thought Lennox himself wanted her to stop the ritual, maybe she would finally listen. Maybe she would
believe it wasn’t her fault. Maybe she would finally rest instead of breaking herself to save someone she couldn't
reach anymore.
| hated myself for saying those words, for using his nthat way. But | had no choice. If she believed it came
from me, she would fight harder. If she believed it cfrom Lennox, she would finally let go. But | never
expected the pain that followed. The moment | saw her face—the heartbreak, the fear, the way her hope
shattered—it nearly destroyed me. And yet, I'd do it again. Because if lying was the only way to keep her alive,
then I'd carry that lie until my last breath. I'd rather she hateand live than loveand die.
| pressed my shaking hand against my forehead. My chest felt so heavy, like a stone sitting on my heart. The
guilt was eatingup inside, but | knew I couldn't tell her the truth. Not ever. If she found out that I lied, that
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLennox never spoke through me, that he never reached out, she'd never forgive me. She'd look atwith those
shurt eyes, and this time, she wouldn't cry because of pain. She'd cry because of betrayal.
| stared up at the ceiling, my throat tight. "I'm sorry, brother," | whispered. "I had to." The words felt heavy, like
they were made of stone. My chest hurt with the weight of them.
Just then, the door creaked open. I turned my head slowly, and there she was. Olivia. The moment she saw my
eyes open, her whole face lit up. It was like watching the sun break through storm clouds after a long, dark night.
Her lips parted in shock, then curved into a smile, shaky but real.
"Levi," she breathed, her voice full of relief. She rushed across the room before | could even sit up. For the first
tsince this nightmare began, | saw light in her eyes—not pain, not anger, not grief, but genuine happiness.
It had been so long since I'd seen that spark in her. The last tshe’d looked atthat way was before
everything fell apart, before Lennox, before the rituals. | forced a weak smile, pretending not to notice the tears
in her eyes. "Hey," | murmured, my voice hoarse. "You look like you've seen a ghost."
She let out a shaky laugh and cupped my face with trembling hands. "I thought I lost you," she whispered, her
voice breaking. "You scaredso much, Levi."
| wanted to tell her | was fine, but my throat felt too tight. Instead, | brushed a strand of hair from her face. "I'm
sorry | worried you."
She shook her head quickly, tears falling again. "No, I'm sorry," she said. "For everything. For yelling, for pushing
you, for saying those horrible things, for trying to reject you."
Her words hitdeep. | could see how heavy they felt on her heart.
"I didn’t mean it," she whispered, her lips trembling. "I was angry. | was scared. | didn’t know what else to do. |
thought you were taking Lennox away fromforever. | thought you didn’t understand."
| reached for her hand, holding it gently. "You were hurting," | said softly. "I understand."
She shook her head again, tears glistening. "You don’t. You've been the only one trying to holdtogether while
| kept breaking everything apart. You didn’t deserve that, Levi." Her voice cracked on my name. "You could've
left me, and | wouldn't have forgiven myself for it."
| smiled faintly, my chest tight. "I told you, Oli. I'll never leave you. Not when you needmost."
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"I'll make it up to you," she whispered, her thumb brushing my cheek. "I promise I'll trust you from now on."
| swallowed hard and nodded, forcing a smile | didn’t feel. "That's all | ask," | said softly. But deep down, | knew
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