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.

I pressed two fingers against her neck,

easily, carrying her to the bedroom.

pulled out my phone and dialed Dr. Harold Bennett's

Dr. Bennett arrived at Maple Grove. The elderly doctor had been with our family for

waited

I asked

question. He had served the Stone family for twenty years, witnessing my transformation after the attack that killed my mother and left me

failing to find the woman who had cared for me during my amnesia. I became increasingly cold

Bennett reported, adjusting his glasses. "She's also showing

raised an eyebrow.

actually." His eyes flickered to mine, then away. "Combined

What did Olivia have to grieve about? Our daughter was fine - just sick, not dead as

main house to care

how devoted I had once been to Olivia.

replied curtly, dismissing Dr. Bennett with a glance. "That

(Olivia's POV)

a nightmare, reliving the

grave.

disappeared?" I asked, my voice rising. "The surgery was scheduled for

was redirected to another patient," he said, not meeting my eyes. "There was nothing I

beneath me. "But Lily has been waiting for months! She

silence confirmed

room, pulling out my phone to call Ethan. One call. Two. Three. Straight to voicemail

you. The donor kidney is gone.

my pleas went

hand in

she whispered, her voice barely audible. "Did Daddy call

swallowing my tears. "He's very busy, sweetheart.

- filled with understanding beyond her years. "It's okay, Mommy. I

around mine.

scared, baby," I whispered,

she asked,

shook my head, unable to speak past the lump

tell Daddy I love him? Even if he loves

small hand slipped from mine. The monitors began to wail

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

desperately trying to warm her, to will life back into

her back and forth. "Please don't

she was already gone. My