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.

a cane struck her arm with

touch Olivia!" Matriarch

on with an

"Grandmother, Olivia hit me first!" she protested, gesturing to

cheeks.

Matriarch Evelyn stated firmly. "Olivia is not one to

of standing alone against Victoria's manipulations, someone

me Grandmother," Matriarch Evelyn added, her voice sharp as a blade. "Who are you to

Grandmother?"

struck again. Her carefully constructed

called you-"

mistake," Matriarch Evelyn cut her off. "1 allowed too much familiarity from someone

hasn't earned it."

face crumpled. She looked to Ethan, clearly expecting him

harsh words

tightened, caught between his grandmother's authority and Victoria's expectations played out across his features as he struggled with his

conflict

Once, his indecision would have hurt me deeply. Now,

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carefully measured. "Victoria has been a close

for many years."

Evelyn repeated, emphasizing the word. "Not family. Not your mate. A

genuine tears now. The distinction was

Matriarch Evelyn turned to me, her expression softening. "My

the room like a bell. Matriarch Evelyn had deliberately used it to remind everyone of my position not just as Ethan's wife, but

began, uncertain how to summarize five

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