Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

The Alpha King is unavailable 15

Chapter 15: Sacred Grounds

Chapter 15: Sacred Grounds

(Olivia's POV)

I felt my stomach lurch violently as Ethan carried me into my bedroom. The moonlight wine I'd consumed rushed back up my throat without warning.

"Ethan-I'm going to-" I couldn't finish my sentence before the contents of my stomach

erupted.

The vomit splattered across his expensive shirt, dripping down onto his pants. Ethan froze, his amber eyes widening with shock before narrowing with disgust.

He set me down on the edge of the bed immediately, stepping back as if I were contagious. The revulsion on his face was unmistakable.

"I'm sorry," I mumbled, mortified and still dizzy.

Without a word, Ethan stalked to my bathroom. I heard water running as he attempted to clean himself up.

When he emerged, his shirt was wet where he'd tried to wash away the mess. His jaw was

clenched tight, his earlier tenderness completely evaporated.

"I'll see myself out," he said coldly, not meeting my eyes.

The door slammed behind him, leaving me alone in the silence of my apartment. I curled up

on my bed, my body still aching from the assault and now from the aftermath of too much

wine.

I fell into a restless sleep, haunted by memories of hands grabbing me in dark alleys and

amber eyes filled with disgust.

The following month passed in a blur of focused determination. I poured every ounce of

energy into my crystal design for the Pack Healer's Crystal Competition.

My fingers ached as I sketched late into the night, the special moonwood pencils moving across the pages of my moonstone-infused sketchbook. Every line was drawn with purpose,

every configuration calculated for maximum healing potential.

"This has to work," I whispered to Lily's portrait as I worked. "This is for you, baby."

The $50,000 prize money would secure the sacred burial ground I'd found for Lily's ashes.

1/5

Chapter

Sacred Grounds

Located in a peaceful clearing at the edge of pack territory, the ground was said to help

departed wolf spirits find peace in the afterlife.

I barely ate or slept, driven by the desperate need to give my daughter a proper resting place. My design incorporated innovative uses of healing crystals that could revolutionize pack

medicine.

bringing food and forcing

evening, his hazel eyes concerned as he took

shook my head stubbornly. "I can't. This is my

sighed but didn't argue further. He understood

night before the competition, I sat beside the

ashes.

sweetheart," I promised, my fingers tracing the intricate carvings

I'll win this for

award ceremony, I arrived at Lunar Tower

were unlike anything seen before in pack healing

wise eyes crinkled at the corners

1. me.

dear," she greeted, taking my hands in hers. "Your design

leaped with hope.

dropping to

shouldn't say more, but..." She squeezed my hands

barely

clear - I had

that I had to excuse myself.

room, tears of joy streaming down my

"We did it, baby. You'll have your

the small memorial marker I

215

campesing myself, I dalbed at my eyes and left the refreshment room, planning to gor

confider, a familiar scent caught my attention pine and interi Ethan's distinctive

he stood with Victoria

it wasn't their closeness that troubled me most they wSIG speaking with two

sweet and persuasive,

crept into my

they could spot me, hurrying toward one of

ceremony, my phone

the screen

my voice cheerful despite my earlier

Willow's tone had changed completely from our earlier

"I wanted to speak with

mascara wand hovering near my

you to get

mascara wand clattered onto the vanity. "What do you mean?

impressed everyone."

It truly did." Elder Willow sighed

other factors

demanded, my voice

Influence. I've just

around me. "But my design

yourself

was. Everyone knows it was" Another heavy sigh.

do."

Chapter 15 Sacred Grounds

call ended, I remembered seeing Ethan and Victoria with

hit me like a

to steal my victory

body trembling with

members