At the Stone Estate Main Gate, Victoria and Emma's haute couture dresses were already dirty, and they were shoved into a car, looking disheveled.
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As they spoke, Thomas Griffin pulled Lucas Blackwood's Armored SUV over. Lucas escorted Olivia into the car.
The car drove steadily out of the Stone Estate. Olivia remained silent, gazing out the window.
Today at the Stone Estate, she was filled with unexpressed frustration. Her heart was filled with sorrow. The guilt and heartache for her daughter pressed down on her like a boulder.
That deep sense of helplessness threatened to drown her.
"Cry if you want to," Lucas raised the privacy partition, separating the back seat into a private space. He turned to Olivia, his voice gentle.
Olivia bit her lower lip, her body tensing further, her wolf curling into a tight ball within her.
Lucas looked at her, the distress in his eyes almost uncontainable. At this moment, his
emotions overwhelmed his reason.
He couldn't help but reach out, about to pull Olivia into his arms to comfort her, when her
phone suddenly rang.