Fated To Not Just One But Three novel Chapter 169

169 Slap Him

169 Slap Him

Olivia’s POV

A heavy silence filled the combat ground. Everyone was watching, but I only looked at Lennox. Our eyes met, and I saw the disappointment in his. It was clear–this fight meant everything to him… and he had just lost it.

Unable to bear his gaze, I looked away. My eyes landed on his injured arm. It was gushing blood, the wound deep and red. I frowned at the sight, then glanced over at Alpha Damien, whose face remained unreadable. He didn’t look pleased or angry–just blank. He gave me a short nod, then turned to Lennox.

“I believe you know the deal,” Damien said calmly. “Since you lost… Olivia gets to slap you. As many times as she wants.”

I swallowed hard and looked around, my heart thudding. I already knew Lennox wouldn’t agree to that. He was an Alpha–how could he let me slap him? Let me disrespect him in front of hundreds of warriors? If I did it, the news would spread like wildfire through the pack.

“Fine… she can do it,” Lennox said, surprising everyone–including me. My eyes

widened. I heard soft gasps from the crowd as the warriors stared in shock.

I frowned. What was he doing? What was he trying to prove?

“I’m not interested,” I said.

He stepped towards me, his expression serious.

“I want you to do it,” he insisted. “You need to.”

I stared at him, my frown deepening. “You don’t deserve it.”

His jaw clenched, but his voice remained steady. “Let yourself feel the pain, Olivia. Let yourself hit me. I deserve every bit of it.”

I shook my head, stepping back. “I don’t want to-”

He stepped closer. “Yes, you will… because I deserve it.”

I took a shaky step back. “Lennox, I don’t want to do this.”

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169 Slap Him

“But I want you to,” he said. His voice didn’t rise, didn’t waver. It was calm. Almost heartbreakingly calm. “You need to.”

I shook my head, feeling the heat rise in my chest. “You don’t get to decide what I need

“Think of the pain,” he gently interrupted. “Think of everything I’ve done to you.”

My lips parted. I stood there, fists clenched, breath trembling.

But I still didn’t move.

He stepped closer again, his voice low and rough. “Think of our wedding night… the pain you endured.”

The memory struck me like a blade to the heart. Tears stung my eyes. My hands tightened into fists at my sides.

Yet, I remained unmoved.

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“Remember when we accused you of stealing? When we humiliated you in front of the pack?”

I turned my face away, my chest rising and falling sharply.

“Remember when I struck you without even hearing your side?”

My hand twitched.

He looked into my eyes. “You remember, don’t you?”

Tears slid down my cheeks.

“Don’t make me do this,” I whispered.

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“I’m not making you,” he replied. “I’m asking you. Begging you. Let me feel some of that pain for once.”

I closed my eyes. My hand lifted slowly–trembling.

Then I dropped it again.

But he stepped closer once more, his voice raw now. “Hit me, Olivia. For the pain. For the betrayal. For every night, you cried alone while we shared a bed with someone who wasn’t you.”

169 Slap Him

My fingers curled.

Tears flowed freely now.

“I hate you,” I whispered.

“I know.”

I raised my hand again.

And this time-

I slapped him.

His head turned from the force, but he didn’t flinch.

Didn’t move.

He turned back to me, nodding once.

“Again,” he said quietly. “For when we laughed while you suffered.”

Slap.

“For when we rejected you publicly.”