Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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The welts from the discipline rod were still visible across her pale skin. Angry red lines marring what should be perfect. Something twisted painfully in my chest at

the sight.

Olivia suddenly tensed, sensing my presence. She whirled around, emerald eyes widening in shock and alarm. Water droplets clung to her lashes, making her eyes seem even more vibrant

"Ethan!" she gasped, immediately reaching for a towel to cover herself. "Matriarch Evelyn is waiting for me!" I blocked the doorway with my body. "Grandmother is already asleep, she doesn't want to be disturbed." Her eyes narrowed dangerously. She clearly didn't believe me.

She tried to push past me, but I remained solid as stone. Her frustration was evident in the flush rising to her

cheeks.

"Let me go," she demanded, her voice low and threatening.

When I didn't respond, she raised her foot, clearly intending to stomp on mine. I reacted instantly, lifting her completely off the ground with ease.

Her wet skin slid against my clothes as she struggled. "Put me down!" she hissed, twisting in my grasp.

The sudden sharp tone of Victoria's ringtone cut through our struggle like a knife. I froze, immediately recognizing the sound.

I released Olivia, letting her feet touch the floor as I reached for my phone. I kept one arm loosely around her waist to prevent her escape.

"Victoria," I answered with sharp impatience. "What is it?"

Olivia continued to struggle against my hold. I pressed my hand over her mouth to silence her protests.

Victoria's voice came through the line, but her words barely registered. Something about Emma acting up again. Nothing urgent.

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busy. I'll call you back," I snapped,

my attention back to Olivia, who was glaring at me with undisguised hatred. Before I could speak, the phone rang

the screen. I ignored it, focusing

persistent and demanding as Victoria herself. On the third ring, Olivia reached for the phone, likely to

the phone myself. "What?" I growled, not bothering to

through, high-pitched and frantic. "Ethan... what should I do? Emma has been having nightmares since she fell in the Moonlit

all thoughts of Olivia

breaking with emotion. "I'm so worried. I want to take her to the Silvercrest Pack

I could hear Emma's voice, small and frightened.

something deep inside me. Emma needed

panic," I told Victoria, already moving toward my closet. "I'm on my way." Olivia

and quickly changed into clean clothes. Emma's cries echoed in my mind, drowning out everything

without a backward glance, my face set with determination and

(Olivia's POV)

rush out, a bitter smile playing on my lips. Not even ten minutes alone with me before Victoria's call

in its predictability. The moment Victoria called, nothing else mattered not even his supposed desire for

day, he would discover their true nature. And I

to finish my shower, letting the scalding water wash away the lingering sensation of his touch

in the spare clothes I'd brought. Despite my exhaustion, sleep refused to come. My mind raced with thoughts of Ethan, Victoria, and the twisted game

for a glass of water. The Stone Estate was eerily quiet at this hour, most of its occupants already lost

soothed my throat but did nothing for the restlessness spreading through

I needed

now. I could work through some of my frustration there, maybe find