Olivia walked through the kitchen, the knife clutched tightly in her trembling hand.She was still in her white hospital pajamas and barefoot, having dropped her slippers when she jumped, with great effort, over the short fence of her own house.Olivia walked around the dimly lit room.She knew the exact location of every piece of furniture, every lamp, every ornament.This had been her home for nearly eight years, the home she had shared in a marriage she believed to be true and real, but which was as false as all the feelings "her dear husband" had professed for her.The same man who was now upstairs, probably with another woman.Olivia knew it, her sixth sense told her, just as she knew the day her older sister would die.She cried and kicked to keep her from celebrating with her friends, but since she was only an eleven year old girl, no one paid any attention to her.At midnight, her parents were notified that their teenage daughter had been stabbed and raped in a dark alley in t

Olivia had been in this beautiful place for days.As much as her depression tried to drown her, the beauty of everything her eyes saw forced her out of her self-pity.She felt at home, even though she was living in one of the rooms of the inn in this rustic village lost in the woods and mountains. After a journey of days, they arrived here, a picturesque village with houses made of stone and wood, but although they looked rustic on the outside, they had all the comforts of modern life on the inside.It was not a poor or backward place at all, it had a lot of development, it just seemed that its inhabitants liked to be away from the world and curious strangers.She had been here for more than a week, and although Noah tried everything to get her to stay at John's house, she refused, insisting on staying at the inn.She felt that she had already upset her friend too much, that her madness had even put her in danger of being arrested as an accomplice.Dressed in blue jeans with a thermal

- I... I'm so sorry... a Land Rover crossed my path and I couldn't avoid it - she apologized with a flushed and embarrassed face as she showed the innkeeper the masterpiece left over from the accident.- A gray Land Rover? - William asked her suddenly and Olivia nodded silently, thinking it was the last question she expected to hear.- It's all right, accidents happen, don't worry, a few hammer blows to the old thing and it'll be as good as new - he said without giving the matter much thought.- Paul, come and help bring the crates down! He called to the kitchen boy.- Here's your pay - he said to Olivia, handing her some bills that were actually much more than she expected. It seemed she was in such a precarious situation that everyone was giving her money today- No, no, that's not necessary, in fact that man gave me this money as compensation and I want you to deduct the repair of the car, I don't know how much it will be- she confessed the truth and handed him the wad of bills th

Lugh knew at the exact moment that his mate wanted to run away from him, he knew that his wolf form was very intimidating and aggressive, but he wanted her to know that he could never ever hurt her, that they would die for her."Stop, you're scaring her," Lucian warned, for he could already feel the woman's pulse racing with fear and her pupils dilating in horror.It was no less than that, a wolf appeared out of the darkness, a wolf that reached up to her waist and desperately wanted to eat her, although not in the way she was thinking at the moment.Sure, Olivia was terrified, but it was her fault for being stupid, nature was very beautiful, but also wild. She was just a skinny weakling and didn't think it was possible to run back to the inn unharmed. Nevertheless, she had no choice. She turned and started to flee from the pursuing predator, leaving the blanket behind.Of course, she didn't get very far.She felt the huge wolf begin to chase her, as if it were playing with its dinn

Olivia woke up the next day feeling a little strange all over, even her mind was a little confused because she thought she'd had too intense a dream, but she couldn't remember. She didn't have time to stay and analyze anything, she got dressed because her to-do list was long today. First, she had to buy a used car to take to her job interview. The day before she had found an ad where they were looking for a teacher for a little girl, they included room, board and a good salary, come on, the ideal job and she would try her luck. She drove into the forest in the old truck she had bought, looking at the GPS because they had only left an address and no phone number. After more than an hour of driving, she finally saw a huge mansion in the middle of a clearing. Cheering herself up, she called and said she was coming for the teacher interview. Everything in this incredible mansion reeked of luxury and money, and almost everything was made of wood and looked like it was part of th

Olivia did not stop for a second to analyze the situation, feeling that if she took a single breath, she would relive the nightmare of losing a little girl's life right in front of her eyes.Everything appeared in slow motion to her eyes, but it happened in mere seconds.At the moment she hugged the surprised girl, carrying her with the clear idea of fleeing the place, she felt an arrow pass through, wounding her arm superficially.She hissed at the painful sensation, but she wouldn't stop because her life and that of this unknown girl depended on it.Olivia shielded her small head against her chest and began to run desperately, trying to get into the shelter of the forest, knowing full well that she was no match for a grown man with a gun, praying for a miracle so that she could survive.She heard the hurried footsteps of the man behind her, coming much closer to her position.Olivia managed to reach the shelter of the tall trees, and several times she felt the arrows pass by her at

The wolf stopped at a safe distance from her, but its still fierce gaze and the blood dripping from the fur around its mouth gave Olivia no peace.There was a memory in her mind that wanted to come out, this animal seemed familiar and so close to her, but she knew it had to be a bad game of her madness. It was him or her, if only she could hurt him, take the girl and run. All pure fantasy, but she would make one last attempt to survive.Before her finger could pull the trigger, she watched in horror as the girl jumped from behind her back, out of the shelter of the tree, and ran toward the wolf.- Don't go! - Olivia shouted at her, reaching out to grab her and save her from certain death, but the little girl didn't stop until she reached the huge wolf and tried to wrap her short arms around its neck. Olivia's mouth fell open as the little girl began to scream "Daddy" and cry, and she tensed as the wolf lowered his furry head, but instead of devouring the cute baby in one bite, he j

Olivia opened her eyes and her eyelids felt like they weighed tons. Her eyes were obviously swollen from the bruises, and despite the good medicine, it wasn't as if it worked magic right away. She felt as if she had been asleep for an eternity and surely, after the blackout and with her mind out of control, Lucian had finally put her to sleep so that she could recover and have more time to prepare the explanation she would surely demand.Olivia lifted her body a little from the huge bed in which she slept, looking around the darkened room through the slit of her open eyes, barely able to see anything because of the heavy curtains that blocked the natural light from the windows. She barely noticed that the wounds on her hands and arms were bandaged and her face was swollen and sore, but not to an unbearable point, someone had given her first aid.Then fragments of the unbelievable events of the last few hours came to her numb mind, which was already awakening from the lethargy of sl

-Talk to me - he said to his assistant in a commanding tone, for although he had lowered his posture when talking to his mate, that did not mean he was well.He was too angry and extremely worried.They were in the office of his villa.Lucian sat behind his massive desk, his assistant stood to one side and two men sat across from him.-Sir, I have taken the body to the investigation team in case they find any relevant clues.- But what worries me most is that I tracked the scent of another man in the place where Ophelia was picking the flowers, apparently the one who died was not the only one- Morgan informed him, tense from the dominant aura of superior alpha that Lucian emitted - but at some point, before reaching the village I lost him, it was as if he vanished into thin air.- No human disappears into thin air, Morgan, or are you trying to tell me the man was a ghost? - Lucian asked him sarcastically and Morgan broke into a cold sweat, once again regretting the moment he had appl

Suddenly, a soft knock on the door snapped Olivia, out of her foolish thoughts. Opening it, she found the little girl with the blonde curls looking at her with innocent blue eyes that melted Olivia's soul. -Hello Miss, are you all right now? - she asked in her childish voice, hugging a stuffed bunny in her arms. -I feel fine little girl, and you, were you really scared? - Olivia asked in turn, bending down to Ophelia's level and gently touching her hair. Knowing that this little girl was very different from what she thought she was didn't really affect Olivia's warm feelings for her at all. To Olivia, she was just an innocent little girl in need of protection and care. Ophelia told her she was fine, Olivia took the opportunity to tell her about the dangers of going out alone and running away, they were in a friendly exchange when the housekeeper arrived. -Ophelia, I didn't tell you to wait for me so that we could get together, girl, what am I going to do with you, you're