Olivia’s POV
Louis dragged me into the study room and slammed the door shut behind us. He was fuming... his jaw clenched so tightly I thought his teeth would crack. He paced like a caged wolf, chest rising and falling in harsh, furious waves. His anger filled the entire room, pressing against my skin like scorching heat.
I was angry too—but not the same kind of anger burning through him.
I turned to him sharply. "You shouldn’t have said those words to him, Louis."
He snapped back instantly, "And he shouldn’t have SLAPPED you."
I sighed, rubbing my forehead. "I said hurtful things to him. You KNOW Lennox’s temper. I pushed him. I triggered him."
Louis threw his hands up. "That doesn’t give him the right to touch you," Louis growled. His wolf flickered right under his skin, ready to break out. "I don’t care what you said—he doesn’t get to raise a hand on you."
His wolf was pushing forward so strongly it filled the whole room. I could feel the heat... the rage rolling off him.
Before I could speak again, the door opened and Levi walked in.
"What’s going on?" he asked, looking between us.
Louis didn’t waste time. "Your brother fucking slapped her."
Levi froze.
Just froze.
Then his eyes darkened. "What? Why?"
I lifted my hands, trying to calm him. "Levi, listen—"
"No," he snapped. "Why did he hit you?"
"I provoked him—" I started.
Levi didn’t let me finish. "Provoked or not, he HIT you?"
"He didn’t mean—"
"I don’t care if he meant it or not!" Levi snapped, stepping closer. "We’ve been angry at you before, many times... but did we ever lay a hand on you? EVER?"
Louis folded his arms. "Exactly."
I looked away. They weren’t listening.
Louis added, "He needs to be checked. We need to talk to him. Put him in place. He can be angry, fine, but raising a hand on you? We’re not tolerating that."
I frowned, my chest tightening. "Louis, what you said to him was cruel. You’re going back there to apologize."
Louis barked out a bitter laugh. "Hell no. Over my dead body."
Levi nodded slowly. "Louis is right. Lennox crossed a line today."
My patience snapped.
"Enough!" I yelled.
Both their heads jerked toward me.
"You two aren’t listening to me!" I shouted. "If Lennox slapped me, then it’s between ME and HIM."
"No," Levi said immediately. "You are OUR mate. Our Luna. We’ve protected you all these years. You think we’re going to stand here while someone hits you? Even if it’s him?"
Louis added, "Even if you refuse to marry us because Lennox was in a coma, we are still your mates. And we WILL protect you."
Louis added, "And protecting you means making sure NO man ever lays a hand on you again. Especially not our own brother."
I stared at them both, feeling my anger boil over.
They weren’t listening. They weren’t thinking. They were just reacting.
"So that’s it? You’ll storm into his room and fight him? A man who can’t even stand on his own legs?" I asked, my voice shaking with disbelief.
Louis clenched his fists. "If that’s what it takes."
"You don’t get to make this about pride!" I yelled. "You hurt him too!"
"He hurt YOU first!" Louis shot back.
"We don’t care," Levi added coldly. "You’re our mate. We will ALWAYS choose you."
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