Chapter 484 Let Go

Olivia’s POV

Louis froze beside me, his eyes darting between Levi’s still form and the healer.

“What do you mean someone’s reaching for him through the bond?” he demanded.

The healer didn’t answer right away. She placed both palms over Levi’s chest, whispering words in an old tongue. I wiped my tears, my heart pounding.

“I think… it was Lennox,” I whispered, my voice shaking.

Louis looked at me sharply. “What?”

I nodded weakly, still staring at Levi’s face. “It was him. Levi said… keep her away from him.” My throat tightened as the words came out. “That means Lennox reached out to him… and he’s trying to protect me.”

The healer’s eyes widened slightly. She stepped closer, her tone gentle but serious. “Olivia, if what you’re saying is true, then Lennox’s soul knows something you don’t. He’s warning you.”

My chest tightened. “Warning me?”

She nodded slowly. “Yes. If his spirit told Levi to keep you away, it means you are in danger, either from the ritual itself or from something connected to him. Souls don’t reach out like that unless there’s a reason.”

Tears burned in my eyes again. “But he’d never hurt me.”

The healer sighed. “I don’t think he’s trying to hurt you, my dear. I think… he’s trying to stop you. Because he knows you’re endangering yourself.”

Her words hit me harder than I expected. My hands trembled as I tried to speak. “No… I was doing this to save him. To bring him back.”

The healer looked at me with concerned eyes, but her voice was firm. “You have to let go, Olivia. You have to stop the ritual. Whatever is left of Lennox, his spirit, his will, it’s telling you to stop before you lose yourself completely.”

I shook my head, tears streaming freely now. “No… you don’t understand. If he reached out, it means he’s still there. It means he’s still fighting.”

Louis’s voice was low. “Or maybe… it means he’s finally ready to rest.”

I froze.

The words sank deep into my chest, and for the first time, I couldn’t breathe.

If Lennox had really sent that message, if he truly told Levi to keep me away, then maybe that was what he wanted.

To be let go.

The thought broke me.

My legs gave out, and I fell to my knees beside Levi’s bed, my hands covering my face. “No,” I whispered, shaking my head. “No, please. Don’t ask me to do that. Don’t ask me to let him go.”

Louis crouched beside me, his voice quiet and filled with sadness. “Oli… maybe that’s what love means this time. Letting him rest.”

I sobbed harder, my heart tearing with every word. The healer placed a gentle hand on my shoulder. “He’s at peace, child,” she said softly. “And if you keep reaching for him, you might lose yourself and your child in the process.”

I looked up, my vision blurred by tears. “I can’t give up on him.”

The healer gave me a small, sorrowful smile. “You are not giving up on him, just let the healers do their job.”

My gaze drifted back to Levi, lying pale and still. He had taken the message meant for me. He had carried Lennox’s final warning when I refused to hear it myself.

And now… he was the one paying the price.

I reached for his hand, gripping it tightly, my voice trembling through my tears. “Is this really goodbye, Lennox?”

Inside me, my wolf whimpered, a sound so soft and broken that it made my heart ache. She was restless, pacing within, howling low and mournfully.

My chest tightened painfully. “No…” I whispered, clutching Levi’s hand tighter. “No, no, please, don’t die.”

My wolf whimpered louder. He’s leaving… she whispered through my mind. His soul is slipping away.

Tears spilled freely down my cheeks. “It’s my fault,” I choked out. “If he hadn’t tried to save me, he wouldn’t be like this. He wouldn’t be trapped.”

Louis moved closer beside me, his voice heavy with sadness. “Olivia—”

I shook my head, cutting him off. “Don’t. Please. I can’t hear that right now.”

My throat burned with guilt. “He took the pain that was meant for me… and now he’s dying because of it.”

The healer watched quietly, her eyes filled with pity. “Sometimes love demands a sacrifice we never asked for,” she said softly. “But, Olivia, this isn’t your burden to carry anymore. If his soul is ready to rest, you must let him go.”

Her words made my whole body tremble. “But if I let go,” I whispered, “then it means he’s really gone.”

The healer moved closer, her eyes full of compassion but her voice calm and steady. “Olivia,” she said softly, “sometimes we try so hard to hold on that we forget some souls aren’t meant to stay. If it is the will of the Moon Goddess, he will return. But if not, you must learn to live in his memory.”

Her words sank deep into my heart, cutting through my grief. I wanted to believe her, but it hurt too much. “How do I live without him?” I whispered. The mere thought was driving me insane. I’ve known and loved Lennox for as long as I can remember. I met him when I was seven. My life has always revolved around him and his brothers. Even when they hated me, even when they hurt me, I was still theirs. And now this? Now, when we were finally trying to rebuild, I’m supposed to accept that he’s dying? How?”

“You don’t forget him,” the healer replied gently. “You carry him in your child, in the love he left behind. That’s how you honor him.”

I pressed a hand over my chest, feeling the hollow ache that throbbed there. “But it feels empty. Like he took half of me with him.”

The healer’s gaze softened. “That’s how you know it was true love. But love doesn’t die, Olivia, it only changes form.”

Louis turned away, his jaw tight, unable to watch the tears streaming down my face.

I looked back at Levi lying motionless on the bed, my heart twisting. “This has been a nightmare,” I whispered, shaking my head. “Someone, please wake me up.”