My Promised Rejection (Olivia) novel Chapter 30

(30 Private Conversation

30 Private Conversation

Olivia POV

“Are you ready to head back to the Beta floor,” Ace asks, bringing me out of my thoughts. Amber has received three bags of fluid and her vitals look good, but she hasn’t woken up yet. Her repeated labs showed the wolfsbane levels are dropping, but we won’t know if she will completely recover until she wakes up. “Do you think we should leave her here alone? What if she wakes up?” He smiles as he comes to stand in front of me.

He offers me his hand and I take it. He pulls me to stand wrapping his arms around me. “I’ve already spoken

to the nurse assigned to her, and she knows to call me immediately if Amber wakes up. It would be better for

us to be rested if something changes with her condition,” he says. “She is alone, Ace. How do the people meant to love her treat her so badly?”

“I don’t know, but she won’t be alone now. With Bart gone, she can spend more time with me and Della” he

says. I look into his eyes. “She can spend time with the three of us. I know what it is to feel alone. If it wasn’t

for Becca I probably wouldn’t have gotten through it. We can do that for Amber.”

He cups my face in his hands and presses a soft kiss on my lips. He pulls back before pressing his forehead

against mine. “You are amazing, you know that. After everything you’ve been through, you didn’t let it jade

your heart. You still care about people. Even people you don’t know. I honestly have been avoiding spending

time with pack members because I’m so angry with myself and Candace. It’s gotten better, but until today it

still lived right here,” he says, pointing to his heart.

Hay my hand against his chest over his heart as he continues to speak. “The only time I wasn’t angry was

when I was with Della. Otherwise, I hated being around everyone who knows what happened,” he says. My chest aches for my mate. Danica flashes images of finding that b**ch and beating her a**.

“I feel like either the pack members feel sorry for me or they think I was a fool for thinking a human deserved

a mate. I am so grateful that the goddess brought you back to me, Olivia. I will spend the rest of my life

showing you just how much you mean to me,” he says. “We are both blessed to have this chance, Ace. We won’t waste it.” He pecks my lips again, and I check Amber one last time before we head back toward the

pack house.

Ten minutes later we are stepping into the pack house. As we make our way toward the Beta floor, a loud

growl has my steps faltering. Without a second thought, I head in the direction of the sound, which happens

to be toward Connor’s office. Why the hell is he still awake? It’s almost eleven.

The closer we get to the door, I realize it’s cracked open. Connor sounds angry, and it doesn’t take long for me

to realize why. “You have no proof that Bart was the one dosing her with the wolfsbane. What you are saying

is all speculation. Wolves are innocent until proven guilty,” Xavier says. “You have to be kidding me. Who the hell else would be poisoning her,” Connor asks. I ball my fists at my side as he once again defends those

a**holes.

Ace wraps his hand around my forearm. I’m not sure if it’s to ground me or to stop me from rushing inside. “I’m simply saying we need more proof before we even think about involving the werewolf council. Besides, you’ve banished him. If he did do it, he can no longer harm her,” Xavier says. “I don’t understand why you are so opposed to involving them,” Connor asks. What the hell is the werewolf council? There is so much I don’t

know.

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“Connor, I need you to trust me. There are things I can’t tell you yet, but I promise you that everything I’ve done

is to protect Olivia. I know she will never see me as anything but the man that destroyed your family and took your father from her, but my wolf and I consider her our pup. I accept that she will never forgive me, but I refuse to put her at risk,” Xavier says.

I take a step toward the door, but Ace holds me in place. I look at him and he presses his finger to his lips.

“Xavier, I do trust you, but I need to know what the hell you’re talking about. Hell, so does Olivia. Keeping secrets from her is what caused her pain years ago, and I refuse to let you do it again, even under the guise of protection, Xavier” Connor says.

My heart is ready to beat out of my chest. What the f**k does he mean I’m at risk? At risk of what? “Fine, but i need to make some calls before we talk to her. Hell, she might not even want to hear anything I have to say, Connor” Xavier says. He sounds sincere, but after all that’s happened, I can’t bring myself to trust this man. “I’ll talk to Oli, but there better not be any half-truths, Xavier. Whatever you say better be the whole truth. My sister isn’t weak. She is one of the strongest people I know,” Connor says.

Tears run down my cheeks listening to my brother. “I never thought she was weak Connor. I had no idea how to deal with an angry teenager who had every right to hate me. I screwed up at every turn. I won’t lie to her, Connor,” Xavier says. The sound of the chair scraping against the floor has me turning toward Ace. We make

our way toward the stairs, my mind reeling after hearing that conversation.

When we step inside, I smile seeing Rain and Della sound asleep on the couch. Ace moves around me

grabbing a blanket to cover them. He turns taking my hand and leading me down the hallway toward the room I showered in earlier. We step inside, and he closes the door behind us. “Are you alright, Olivia?” I turn to

face him.

“I don’t know. I’m not sure how I feel. I just don’t understand what the hell he could be protecting me from. I don’t trust Xavier. Everything that happened in the past won’t let me. He and Evelyn are selfish. I have to believe that whatever he has to tell me serves some purpose for him.”

He pulls me into his arms and I melt into him. I feel complete and safe as he holds me. My mind quiets as I

take in his scent and a wave of exhaustion overwhelms me. Without warning, Ace lifts me bridal style and carries me over to the bed. My heart starts to race again as he lays me down. I’m not sure exactly what I expect, but him basically tucking me in isn’t it. He leans down and presses a firm kiss on my lips.

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