304 Call It Off

Lennox finally stood, his expression softening, though his jaw was still tense. “We’re sorry, Olivia. Really. We just… didn’t want you to worry. This war? It’s nothing. We’ll be back before you even know we’ve left.”

I froze. “Gabriel?” My brows pulled together in confusion. Why would he be calling me after everything… after his betrayal?

I shook my head instantly. “No. Absolutely not.” My voice cracked slightly. “I just got you three back. Things are finally starting to work. And I don’t want anything happening to you. I don’t want any risks.”

Their eyes widened instantly. Levi’s brows pulled together. “Olivia… are you sure you’re ready for that?”

I didn’t say another word. I ended the call, tossed the phone back to Lolita, and instantly teleported.

He exhaled heavily, clearly unhappy, but he let me go.

But deep down, a heavy guilt curled in my chest because I was keeping a secret of my own.

“You have the guts to call me?” I spat without greeting.

“I’m not calling just for that,” he said urgently. “I need your help. The triplets… they’re waging war against my pack. I don’t want innocent souls to die because of me. I’m ready for any punishment you think I deserve… but not war.”

“I’ll be back,” I told Lolita, then left my room.

I rolled my eyes and looked away, pretending to be mad. Louis moved closer, trying to touch my arm, but I stepped back.

Lennox’s sharp eyes lingered on me longer than usual, like he could see straight through my deflection. “What is it?” he asked finally, his voice low but filled with concern. “Something’s bothering you. I can feel it.”

And he was right. Damn it, he was right. But this time… the risk? It wasn’t one I was willing to take.

The old seer’s cloudy eyes studied me, her gaze unreadable, before she finally gave a slow nod. “Alright… we will do it tonight. But if the process becomes risky, I’ll stop it.”

I pulled away before he could deepen it, turning toward Levi. His warm hands cupped my face as soon as I leaned in, and when my lips touched his, he groaned softly into my mouth like he didn’t want to let me go.

“See you later,” I said, and with that, I teleported back to my room.

I raised a brow. “Who?”

Lolita shrugged. “Alpha Calvin demanded her attention.”

“Where’s Nora?” I asked, confused.

With a deepening frown and my arms folded across my chest, I stared at them. “I believe you three have some explaining to do,” I said coldly.

“I know,” he said quickly. “And I’m sorry. Truly, I am.”

The moment I reappeared in my room, I met Lolita there, arranging some clothes, but the second she saw me, her face lit up in relief.

“We’re sorry… we promise we won’t keep anything from you again,” he said sincerely.

When I arrived, only Lolita was there. Nora was nowhere in sight.

I took a step closer, my gaze bouncing between all of them. “The war is not happening. I don’t care what Gabriel did. You’re not going. You’re calling him, and you’re canceling it. Now.”

“Alpha Gabriel,” Lolita said, watching my reaction closely.

“Thank goodness you came…” she said quickly, almost rushing the words out. “Guess who called.”

Louis tilted his head, his gaze softening with concern. “I heard it’s been ten years. This isn’t something you just… decide in a moment.”

Levi was the first to move. He practically rushed for the phone, snatching it from the nightstand before anyone else could say a word. Without hesitation, he dialed Gabriel’s number and put it on loudspeaker.

“I know,” I said quietly, my fingers tightening slightly against my shirt. “But I think so. I need her now. More than ever.”

When I reached it, I should have knocked. But something came over me. I just grabbed the doorknob, pushed it open, and stepped inside.

I hesitated for a moment, my wolf growling low in my chest. Then I snatched the phone from Lolita’s hand and answered.

There was a short pause on the line before his voice came through, soft and almost pleading. “Olivia… I’m sorry.”

“Are you sure about this?” the seer asked again for what felt like the hundredth time after I told her I wanted to heal my mother.

The three of them exchanged glances like they were silently trying to decide how to handle me.

I frowned. Something was definitely going on–and I needed to get to the bottom of it.

Louis was the closest to me, so I leaned in first and pressed my lips to his. He let out a low, deep moan against my mouth, his hands immediately sliding to grip my waist possessively.

I tightened my grip on the phone. “If you’re calling to apologize, save it. I won’t forgive you.”

I appeared right in Lennox’s room to find all three of them seated on the bed. The moment they saw me, I noticed that look of unease in them, like they had been caught doing something they were not supposed to do.

I nodded quickly. “Thank you. So… I’ll see you tonight?”

Stepping in, my stomach dropped, and I could only stare, unable to believe what I was seeing.

There was a beat of silence before I stepped back slightly. “I have to leave.”

Louis leaned closer to the phone. “We’re calling off the war,” he said flatly. “But don’t think this is over, Gabriel. You’ll hear from us soon.”

I gave a faint smile and shook my head. “I have to leave.”

Before I could even ask, her phone rang again.

Gabriel answered almost immediately, his voice tense. “Hello?”

When he broke away, his hand stayed on the back of my neck, holding me in place. “Stay a little longer,” he murmured, his voice low and rough.

The three brothers exchanged tense glances before returning their gazes to me. Levi was the first to get up as he approached me. “We are sorry, Olivia. We didn’t want you to get worried.”

He groaned under his breath but didn’t argue.

This time, I didn’t teleport. I walked to Calvin’s room.

I narrowed my eyes. “Lennox. Levi. Louis. It’s either you three call Gabriel right now… or I will never talk to any of you again.”

Finally, I moved to Lennox. The moment our lips met, his kiss was different–deep, claiming, filled with the kind of possession that made my knees threaten to give out. He groaned against my lips and pulled me closer until I could feel his heartbeat pounding in sync with mine.

I didn’t look their way. Yes, I was angry they kept things away from me, but that wasn’t my only concern. I was worried about the silly vow our great-grandmother made and how the triplets would react to it.

I let out a bitter scoff. “Sorry? I trusted you, Gabriel. I thought you were my knight in shining armor. I thought you were different.”

“Yes,” I said firmly. “I need her now.”

I forced a small smile that didn’t quite reach my eyes. “It’s nothing… I just… I’ll be trying to heal my mother tonight.”

“You got lucky,” Lennox said darkly, his tone dripping with rage. “I wanted to paint the ground with your blood.”

“Yes,” she confirmed.

“Lennox!” I snapped sharply. “Watch your tongue.”

My frown deepened, and my glare fixed on the three of them. “Why did you have to keep this away from me? I thought we said no secrets among us.”

Levi ended the call, then smiled at me. “All for you, Princess,” he teased.

They hesitated.

A small, grateful smile spread across my lips. “Thank you,” I repeated softly before teleporting away.

Lennox finally broke the silence. “Olivia… there’s no need to get scared. We’ve handled worse. You know we can win this.”

My frown deepened instantly. The triplets… going to war? And they didn’t tell me?

That got them.

Gabriel exhaled audibly, clearly relieved, but smart enough not to say anything stupid. God, I wished I could. But I had too much on my plate.