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She’s praising Xiaohai for being cute.”
Rachel’s mouth twitched. “Your assistant is quite… special.”
“She doesn’t usually come into contact with children,” I explained. “She finds it refreshing.”
After dinner was ready, we gathered around the small round table. The simple meal felt like a feast after our ordeal.
Just as we were about to eat, Rachel’s phone rang. She glanced at the screen, then looked at me with surprise.
“It’s a Riverdale number. Could it be for you?”
My heart skipped. “I don’t know. Answer it and see.”
Rachel picked up. “Hello, what do you need?”
She listened for a moment, then raised her eyes to meet mine. “Yes, she’s at my house.”
She handed me the phone. “It’s for you. Says it’s your friend.”
I took the device with trembling hands. “Hello?”
The person on the other end seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Then a familiar male voice came through, low and magnetic.
“Livvy, are you okay? I can’t reach you.”
Before I could respond, Connor Rivers continued, his words tumbling out in a rush. “I called you more than a hundred times today, and none of them went through. I didn’t get any replies to my messages. I was going crazy with worry.”
My chest tightened at the desperation in his voice.
“I called Rebecca Frost and Lily Chen and asked them. They all said they didn’t know where you went. Then I went to your law firm, and they told me you went to Harbor City to find someone named Rachel Morrison.”
His tone grew more urgent. “I saw the news about the floods in Harbor City and was very worried about you,
Livvy. Why can’t I get through to your phone? Did something happen?”
I was stunned, pursing my lips. “I’m fine. It’s just that my phone accidentally fell into the water.”
Connor was silent for a while, then said in a muffled voice, “You couldn’t even borrow someone else’s phone to call me back. I was worried sick.”
I felt a stab of guilt. “My phone fell into the water last night. It’s only been a day, less than twenty-four hours. How would I know you would contact me? And I…
I paused, then admitted with shame, “I don’t remember your phone number either.”
Another silence stretched between us. Then Connor’s voice came through, quiet but determined.
“Harbor City flights have been delayed, and the high-speed train is also out of service. After I left the law firm this afternoon, I drove directly over here. I just arrived in Cloudmere and will probably be in Harbor City around one in the morning.”
“You drove here?” I asked in disbelief.
Connor hummed in agreement.
I subconsciously raised my voice, panic flooding through me. “Riverdale is more than 900 kilometers away from here. You drove here alone? There have been heavy rainstorms for days here, and there are floods everywhere. What are you doing coming to Harbor City? Go back!”
(Olivia’s POV)
Connor’s voice came through the phone, low and hoarse with exhaustion. “I didn’t come alone. I took turns driving with Frank Langley. Livvy, I won’t be at ease until I see you.”
Over nine hundred kilometers. A normal drive without traffic would take about ten hours, not to mention the devastating floods in Harbor City. The journey would be even longer and more dangerous for the Alpha to reach his mate.
I gripped Rachel’s phone tightly, feeling a tremor in my heart and a stinging in my eyes. Despite the overwhelming emotion from Connor’s concern, my words came out sharp and cutting.
“Who asked you to come find me? It’s dangerous here with the floods. Can you not be so melodramatic?”
My voice cracked slightly. “I can’t bear the responsibility if something happens to the Rivers pack’s heir. I’m fine, go back, no need to come.”
My wolf instincts warred with my rational mind. Part of me desperately wanted my mate’s protection, while another part feared for his safety.
Connor chuckled self-deprecatingly over the phone. “No one asked me to come, I wanted to come myself, Olivia. Don’t worry, if something happens, it’s my own fault, it has nothing to do with you.”
My throat tightened, tears welling up in my eyes as I felt the pain in his voice resonate through our bond. “Connor Rivers, I forbid you from coming, go back now!”
The village was remote, surrounded by floodwaters, and prone to landslides. Connor coming to find me was too dangerous. I couldn’t let him put himself in harm’s way for me.
However, Connor didn’t heed my words. His voice cracked with emotion, the Alpha’s composure finally breaking.
“Olivia, if something were to happen to you, there’s no point in me living.”
My heart quivered violently, followed by waves of piercing pain as our mate bond resonated with his anguish.
Connor’s voice was hoarse and raw.
“I’m not afraid of danger, I’m only afraid of never seeing you again.”
The line went quiet after that. I stared at Rachel’s phone, my hands trembling.
After the storm, the sky was clear, and the setting sun peeked out from behind the clouds, painting the horizon with orange hues. I exhaled/softly, tears blurring my vision as my wolf yearned for Connor’s presence.
That night, I tossed and turned, unable to sleep. I was constantly worried about Connor.
Although the storm had passed, the village was remote, and the floodwaters nearby hadn’t fully receded. I was afraid that something might happen to the Rivers pack Alpha.
Just as I was struggling to fall asleep, a knock came at the door. I got up to answer it, and Rachel Morrison was standing outside.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
Rachel handed me the phone. “Olivia, that gentleman who called this afternoon just sent a message, take a look.”
My breath hitched. I looked down at the phone screen.
Don’t worry about me, sleep early, see you tomorrow.
The anxiety in my heart was instantly relieved. With my body finally relaxing, I gave the phone back to Rachel.
“Thank you, sorry to trouble you so late.”
Rachel said softly, “It’s no trouble at all. Get some sleep.”
I hummed softly in response. Lying back in bed, my nervousness had vanished.
See you tomorrow. The three words were full of anticipation from both my human heart and my wolf.
With that thought, I finally drifted off to sleep. Early the next morning, before dawn had even broken, I was awakened by a commotion downstairs.
I opened my eyes, and something suddenly came to mind. I shot straight up from the bed.
Connor Rivers! He said he would arrive in Harbor City around midnight last night.
