<b>Chapter </b><b>100 </b>Scandal and..
<b>Chapter </b><b>100</b><b>: </b><b>Scandal </b><b>and </b>Severed <b>Hope </b>
Chapter 100: Scandal and Severed Hope
<b>(</b>Olivia Winters‘ POV)
Lily’s words hit me like a silver de to the chest. I bolted upright in bed, my heart hammering against my
ribs.
“What scandal<b>?</b><b>” </b>I whispered, my voice barely audible.
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The phone felt heavy in my trembling hands. My wolf Cora stirred restlessly, sensing the approaching storm.
I immediately opened Howlr on my phone. The top trending topic zed across my screen: “Rivers Pack Alpha Connor Rivers and La Lawrence.”
My breath caught in my throat. I hesitated, Cora recoiling from what we might find.
But I had to know. I clicked on the topic with shaking fingers.
The headlines exploded before my eyes. Scandalous news about Connor Rivers and La Lawrence filled the screen. She was a popr actress with ties to the Lawrence Pack.
I reeled from the shock, my vision blurring. “Why would Alpha Connor have a scandal with her?<b>” </b>I wondered, my mind racing frantically.
I had never heard Connor mention knowing La Lawrence. Not once in all our conversations.
Lily’s angry voice came through the phone, amplified by pack–line urgency. “I really didn’t expect Alpha Connor
to be this kind of Alpha!”
Her words cut deep. “You said yesterday that you were just having a conflict, and today he’s photographed with a celebrity luna. It’s infuriating! What a scumbag wolf!”
The phrase “same Moonlight Lodge” struck me like a physical blow. I froze to the core, my wolf whimpering in
distress.
My hands shook as I clicked deeper into the trending topic. The screen filled with scandalous headlines and
photos.
There they were – La Lawrence and Connor Rivers entering the Moonlight Lodge together. The apanying text suggested a close rtionship and potential marking into a powerful pack.
The photo showed La Lawrence looking back at the camera, revealing her beautiful face. The Alpha beside her was unmistakably Connor Rivers, only showing a side profile.
Those ice–blue eyes were unreadable, but I knew them better than my own reflection. Thements praised theirpatibility as a power couple.
I felt my body tremble violently. Cora mirrored my distress, howling silently within me.
I hung up on Lily abruptly and called Connor Rivers. The phone rang endlessly, each tone deepening my despair.
After multiple attempts, he finally answered. With a trembling voice<b>, </b>I asked, “The trending topics on Howlr are fake, right? The Alpha in the photo isn’t you, right<b>?</b><b>” </b>
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<b>My </b><b>voice </b>cracked. <b>“</b><b>Con</b><b>, </b>as long as you <b>say </b><b>it</b>, I’ll believe <b>you</b>,”
<b>A </b><b>brief </b>silence followed. Then a woman’s voice came through, smooth and melodic like a siren’s <b>call</b>.
“Who <b>is </b><b>this</b><b>? </b>I’m La Lawrence. Alpha Rivers is in the shower and <b>can’t </b>answer the <b>phone</b>. Can I take a
message?”
My heart constricted. My breath caught in my throat. The words were a silver dagger to my already wounded
spirit.
<b>(</b>Connor Rivers‘ POV)
La Lawrence received no response from the caller. She shrugged elegantly and said to me, “Your mate–to–be, Livvy, hung up.”
She shook her head disapprovingly. “Seriously, you’re being too hurtful. If I were her, I’d hate you forever<b>.</b><b>” </b>
La Lawrence was indeed a famous actress. But she was also the second youngdy of the Lawrence <b>Pack </b>from Silvercrest Territory, a true werewolf socialite.
My maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Lawrence, was born into the Lawrence Pack. La’s grandfather and <b>my </b>grandmother Elizabeth were siblings.
This made La and me distant rtives, our bloodlines intertwined through generations of pack alliances. I had sought out this distant cousin and asked her to y a role. To make Olivia give uppletely, <b>to </b>protect her from Frederick Warner’s relentless pursuit.
La hadughed when I first approached her. Her melodious voice echoed in my private study.
“Cousin Con, whatever you invest in must be a blockbuster. Don’t worry<b>, </b>I’m an actress, you’vee to the right person!”
She grinned widely. “I’ll definitely make your ‘severed bond‘ drama a hit!”
I said calmly, my ice–blue eyes holding deep pain. “Not acting in a movie, just acting with me.”
La was shocked. “What?”
“You’ll y my rumored new mate.”
I exined my desperate n to La in detail. After listening, she sighed heavily.
“Your Livvy is so pitiful, can I refuse? I haven’t even met my future cousin–inw, and I’m going to y the third wolf in her love story.”
I handed over a tinum credit chip, loaded with a substantial sum. La snorted, turning her head away.
Her wolf was offended. “Don’t try to buy me with pack funds, I don’t do things that hurt other Lunas!” “Fifty million,” <b>I </b>stated tly.
chip. Her eyes gleamed with amusement.
“But then again…” La chuckled, snatching thes
“We’re doing this to protect Livvy, and we can clear up the misunderstandingter. I’m sure she’ll <b>understand </b>our noble intentions, right, Cousin Con?<b>” </b>
I said lightly, my voice devoid of its usual warmth when speaking of Olivia. “Act a little more convincingly, don’t let her see through it
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La thumped her chest, guaranteeing confidently. “Don’t worry, I’m an A–list actress, Alpha! This will be my most convincing role yet!”
(Olivia Winters‘ POV)
After 1 hung up, I sat by the window of Moonlight Haven. Tears streamed down my face endlessly.
Cora howled silently in grief, her pain echoing through my very soul.
A few minutester, Connor called back. Thinking he would exin, I eagerly answered.
Connor feigned calmness, his voice carefully neutral. “Miss Lawrence said you called and needed me.” The name “La Lawrence” was like a fresh silver wound to my heart. I asked in a choked voice, Cora whimpering within me.
“You and her…” I could not bring herself to ask. Tears welled up, blurring my visionpletely.
“Yes.” Connor’s voice was cold, distant. A stark contrast to the warmth he usually reserved for me. “Olivia Winters, we severed our pre–mating bond. Who I’m with now is none of your concern.”
I gasped for air. The world tilted around me, spinning out of control.
I asked, my voice trembling like autumn leaves. “You’re lying to me, right? Con, I don’t believe you’d be with someone else right after severing our bond.”
My words tumbled out desperately. “Tell me the truth, is it because of Frederick Warner? Your heart hasn’t changed, right? You’re doing this just to protect me…”
Connor closed his eyes, taking a deep, steadying breath. His wolf Adam fought against the deception. His tone remained indifferent, sharp as ice. “Don’t tter yourself, Olivia Winters.”
With that, he hung up the phone.
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