Chapter 18: Intercepted by Theodore
(Olivia’s POV)
Clam
The plane soared through the clouds, and for the first time in years, I felt truly free. I hadn’t felt this at ease since leaving the organization.
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through my abdomen, a reminder of the little one inside me.
I pressed my hand against my stomach, trying to ease the pain. Even though this little pup was conceived in betrayal and lies, I still love her.
Another pair of hands, carrying a familiar warmth, suddenly covered the ones on my stomach.
“No,” I whispered, my voice barely audible above the airplane’s hum.
I turned slowly, Theodore sat beside me, his intense brown eyes fixed on my face with an expression of desperate relief.
How had he found me? How was he always able to track me down no matter where I fled?
Theodore pulled me into his arms, burying his face in the curve of my neck. His familiar scent enveloped
me, once comforting but now suffocating.
“My love, I finally found you,” he whispered against my skin, his voice breaking.
Cold tears dripped from his eyes onto my collarbone. I stared at him in shock – this was only the second time I had ever seen Theodore cry.
The first had been at our mating ceremony six years ago, when he had whispered his vows with tears streaming down his face.
Isadora had once mentioned that he cried when I was in the delivery room with Leo, though I hadn’t
believed it then. She said he had knelt outside for hours, weeping like a broken man.
Despite his apparent love and fear of losing me, I forced myself to remember the truth. He had betrayed
both me and our deceased pup by giving our chosen name to another woman’s child.
“Let me go, Theodore,” I said quietly, trying to pull away from his embrace.
His arms only tightened around me. “Never again. I won’t let you disappear from my sight.”
Theodore spoke quietly to the flight attendant, and I felt the plane begin to turn. We were heading back to Stonehaven City.
Within an hour, we had landed. Theodore guided me to the back seat of his Rolls-Royce, his hand never leaving my waist.
The familiar leather interior felt like a prison. Theodore settled beside me, his eyes searching my face with
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desperate intensity.
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“Why did you suddenly leave?” he asked gently, as if speaking to a frightened animal. “I know everything
about your escape, Olivia.”
My heart sank. Of course he knew.
“You fainted at the Crimson Pup Creche,” he continued, his voice carefully controlled. “A man with a child
helped you to the pack enforcement station. You bought a plane ticket and threw your phone into the
nearby lake.”
His knowledge of every detail made me feel trapped. There was no escape from his surveillance network.
“I can solve any problem,” Theodore said softly, reaching for my hand. “I can wait until you’re ready to talk
to me.”
His thumb traced circles on my palm, a gesture that once brought comfort but now felt manipulative.
“But I need to know who that man was,” Theodore’s voice hardened slightly. “I suspect he might be behind your strange behavior and sudden departure.”
I remained silent, staring out the window at the passing scenery. The familiar streets of Stonehaven City
felt like chains pulling me back into captivity.
Suddenly, I remembered the three text messages I had sent him from the airplane using the flight attendant’s phone. My heart began to race.
Theodore’s phone rang, the sound cutting through the tense silence. He reached for it, and I watched in
horror as he began to check his messages.
Panic seized me. If he read those messages now, he would know I had discovered everything about Clara and Rosalie. He would know about my plans to leave permanently.
I still had 28 days until Matthew could help me escape for good. I couldn’t let Theodore discover my plans
now.
Without thinking, I lunged forward and snatched his phone from his hands.
“Olivia, what are you-”
I rolled down the window and hurled his phone out into the turbulent waters below the cross-sea bridge. The device disappeared into the churning waves with a small splash.
Theodore stared at me in shock, then at the empty space where his phone had been.
“Why did you do that?” he asked quietly, his voice dangerously calm.
I pressed myself against the car door, as far from him as possible. “I don’t want to talk to you right now.”
His jaw clenched, but he didn’t press further. The rest of the drive passed in tense silence.
When we arrived at the Redgrave Estate, I noticed an unusual gathering at the entrance. Family members,
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servants, and relatives had assembled, their faces filled with concern and curiosity.
A pack enforcer approached Theodore with a file folder in his hands.
“Alpha, we found the man who rescued Luna Olivia,” the enforcer reported formally.
My blood ran cold. I remembered hearing someone call me “junior sister” during my collapse – likely
someone from the Shadow Syndicate.
If Theodore discovered my connection to Matthew’s organization, everything would be ruined.
“Don’t pursue this matter,” I said quickly, stepping between Theodore and the enforcer. “People who do
good deeds without leaving their names don’t want to be disturbed.”
Theodore looked at me with surprise, then nodded slowly. “If that’s what you want, Olivia.”
But his next words sent chills down my spine. “While we might not repay the favor, we should still be grateful. The pack enforcer has already reviewed surveillance footage with results.”
Clar
The enforcer opened the file folder, revealing surveillance screenshots. My eyes widened as I recognized
the familiar figures in the images.
It wasn’t just any member of the Shadow Syndicate who had helped me. It’s Clara, she’s holding Leo and
seems to be crying.
Rage exploded through me like wildfire. All the pain, betrayal, and humiliation of the past days crystallized
into pure fury.
My hand moved before my mind could stop it. The sharp crack of my palm against Theodore’s cheek
echoed across the estate entrance.
Everyone froze. Family members, servants, and relatives stared in shock at the red handprint blooming
across Theodore’s face.
For six years, I have never once acted disrespectfully towards him in public. I have always played the part
of the perfect, submissive Luna.
But today, after everything that has happened, I can’t take it anymore.
Eleonora immediately stepped forward and took the folder from my trembling hands. Her face darkened
as she reviewed the surveillance images.
Without warning, she slapped Theodore across his other cheek, the sound even sharper than mine had
been.
“Why has Clara appeared at the Crimson Pup Creche?”
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