Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

Chapter 4

(Olivia's POV)

After saying this, Ethan hung up the phone. His amber eyes hardened as he looked at me with contempt.

"Olivia, if you have the guts, don't let Lily call me again," he said coldly.

Without another word, he turned and walked toward the door. His shoulders were straight, his stride confident - the walk of a man who believed he was completely in the right.

Just as he stepped out, my legs gave way beneath me. A loud thud echoed through the small house as I collapsed to the floor.

Ethan instinctively turned back. His eyes narrowed when he saw me sprawled on the hardwood.

"Olivia, I warned you, don't try these pathetic tricks in front of me," he sneered.

I lay on the cold floor, still semi-conscious. His words pierced me like silver daggers, each syllable dripping with disdain.

In his mind, I was just a conniving woman resorting to desperate measures. A manipulative female trying to gain his attention through pathetic tricks.

He saw me as the woman who had drugged him five years ago on his anniversary with Victoria Frost. The evil witch who forced his precious Victoria to leave the territory alone and endure hardship while pregnant with Emma.

Now, he believed I was using Lily's illness to compete with Victoria for his

attention. The thought made bile rise in my throat.

I wanted to scream the truth. To tell him how our daughter had suffered, how she had begged for his love until her final breath.

My lips parted, trying to form words. I wanted to tell him to leave, to never come back.

But weakness overwhelmed me. A wave of darkness crashed over my consciousness, pulling me under.

(Ethan's POV)

I stared at Olivia's collapsed form, annoyance flickering through me.

This was just another one of her manipulative tactics. She'd always been dramatic, but this was taking it too far.

I turned to leave again but something made me pause. Her breathing seemed shallow, her face unnaturally pale.

With an irritated sigh, I walked back and nudged her shoulder. "Olivia, enough." She didn't respond. I crouched down and shook her more firmly. "Olivia!"

When she slumped back down, my annoyance evaporated, replaced by instinct. I caught her before her head hit the floor, cradling her limp body.

The sight of her pale face and closed eyes finally convinced me. This wasn't an act.

felt cold beneath my fingers. I pressed two fingers against her neck, relieved to find a

to the bedroom. Her weight was

pulled out

an hour later, Dr. Bennett arrived at Maple Grove. The elderly doctor had been with our family for as long as

bedroom while I waited impatiently outside. When he finally emerged, his expression was

her?" I

than to underestimate my question. He had served the Stone family for twenty years, witnessing my

regaining my sight, I briefly showed a spark of hope but lost it again after failing to find the woman who had cared for me

extreme exhaustion and malnutrition," Dr. Bennett reported, adjusting his glasses. "She's also showing signs of severe grief

an eyebrow.

flickered to mine, then away. "Combined with sleep deprivation and poor nutrition,

mention of grief. What did Olivia have to grieve about? Our

from the main house to care for

the past - of how devoted I had once been

Bennett with a glance. "That won't

(Olivia's POV)

trapped in a nightmare,

Fletcher stood before me, his face grave. "I'm sorry,

disappeared?" I asked, my voice rising. "The

donor kidney was redirected to another patient," he said, not meeting my eyes.

Lily has been waiting for months! She

silence confirmed my

my phone to call Ethan. One call. Two.

"Lily needs you. The

my pleas went

Lily's bedside, taking her small hand in mine. Her skin was so pale,

her voice barely audible. "Did Daddy call

"He's very busy, sweetheart. But

emerald eyes - so like mine - filled with understanding beyond her years. "It's

tightened around mine. "Mommy, I'm

whispered, stroking her hair.

hurt?" she asked, her

head, unable to speak past the

eyes growing heavy. "Can you tell Daddy I love

hand slipped from mine. The monitors

her in my arms. "Lily, please! Don't

body to my chest, desperately trying to warm her, to will life back into her small

rocking her back and forth. "Please

already gone. My