Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

Chapter 40

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"Olivia, I'm so sorry," she said, her voice trembling. "I was just so worried about Emma that I spoke without thinking. I didn't mean it.”

Though her words were directed at me, her performance was clearly for Ethan's benefit. I watched his

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expression soften slightly, accepting her flimsy explanation without question.

He glanced at me, his eyes sending a clear message: Drop it. Let it go. Don't make a scene.

A cold fury swept through me. After everything that had happened – the false accusations, the humiliation in the Stone Ancestral Hall, the physical punishment - Victoria thought a simple "sorry" would erase it all?

Lignored Ethan's warning look and stepped forward. Victoria's eyes widened as I approached, uncertainty flickering across her perfect features.

The sound of my palm connecting with her cheek was sharp and satisfying. Before she could recover, I struck her again on the other side.

"Victoria, I'm so sorry," I said, perfectly mimicking her insincere tone. "I didn't mean it."

"Olivia V

Winters!" Ethan roared, grabbing my wrist before I could strike again.

His grip was tight, almost painful, but I didn't flinch, I met his gaze steadily, challenging him to defend her

again.

Victoria, perhaps emboldened by Ethan's intervention, forgot herself completely. Her mask of contrition vanished, replaced by raw fury.

"Olivia Winters, you dare hit me!" she shrieked, raising her hand to retaliate.

palm could connect with my face, a cane struck her arm with surprising force.

Matriarch Evelyn

on with an

hit me first!"

cheeks.

first," Matriarch Evelyn stated firmly. "Olivia is not one

After years of standing alone against Victoria's manipulations, someone was finally taking my

added, her voice sharp as a blade. "Who

Grandmother?"

Her carefully constructed

always called

off. "1 allowed

hasn't earned it."

Ethan, clearly expecting

harsh words

and Victoria's expectations played out across his features as he struggled with his

conflict

would have hurt me deeply. Now, I found

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voice carefully measured. "Victoria has been a close

for many years."

repeated, emphasizing the word. "Not family. Not

genuine tears now. The distinction was

her expression softening. "My dear Luna, what other injustices

to remind everyone of

to summarize five years

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