Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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glimpses of pale skin and delicate curves as she peeled off her blouse "You're watching!" she accused, catching my gaze in the reflection

I didn't deny it. Tm making sure you don't pass out from hypothermia."

"You shameless-" she sputtered, yanking off her wet pants and throwing them at my head.

I caught them easily and tossed them aside. Reaching under the seat, I pulled out a Moonlight Thermal

Blanket specially designed for werewolf physiology

"Here," I said, draping it around her shoulders without looking. This will help"

The blanket's special moonstone fibers would help regulate her body temperature and provide comfort. I'd had it installed in all my vehicles after Lily's illness, a precaution that now served her mother.

Olivia wrapped the blanket tightly around herself, still glaring but visibly relieved by its warmth. The

combination of alcohol, cold water, and emotional exhaustion was clearly taking its toll.

Within minutes, her eyelids began to droop. She fought against sleep, her head nodding forward before

jerking back up

Eventually, she lost the battle. Her head fell against the window as she drifted off, her breathing evening out

the rhythm

and Olivia's head jerked toward the glass. Without thinking, I thrust my hand between her temple and the

palm, and for a moment, I was transported back to simpler times-before Victoria's return,

head to rest on my shoulder instead of the hard window. She mumbled

incoherent but didn't wake

instructed Maxwell quietly. "Take

Alpha," he replied, smoothly

the first time in years. Without the constant mask

awake.

I'd long suppressed.

rain-filled my senses, bringing with it

a different

finally stirred, we were pulling up to Imperial Gardens, the house where she, Lily, and I had lived together for five years. The house I still considered hers, despite her

we?" she

her up in my arms again,

protested weakly. "I can

pointed out, continuing up the path

unexpected gentleness in the foyer. The familiar surroundings seemed to bring her fully awake, her eyes

I

absently, already moving toward the master bedroom. Instead of heading for the bathroom, however, she went straight to the closet, emerging minutes

silence as she walked purposefully past me, heading

directly to Lily's bedroom.