Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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I sat at Lily's small study desk, my fingers tracing the worn edges of her notebook. The room felt frozen in time, preserved exactly as she'd left it. Her scent-a delicate mix of baby powder and moonflowers-still lingered faintly in the air, a ghost of her presence that both comforted and tortured me.

With trembling hands, I opened the notebook, revealing Lily's Amusement Park Family Drawing. Three stick figures stood hand in hand-Lily in the middle, Ethan and me on either side. Above us, she'd drawn the colorful rides of Moonlight Fair with careful attention to detail, right down to the cotton candy stand she'd

been so excited to visit.

My heart constricted painfully in my chest. I knew the truth behind this innocent drawing. Ethan had broken his promise to Lily, leaving our daughter waiting for him in vain on her birthday.

not reality but Lily's imagination-scenes of happiness with her father that had never materialized. The bright colors and smiling faces were dreams on paper, dreams that

pictured Lily standing at the entrance of Moonlight Fair, her small face lighting up each time someone approached, only to

passing, her hope fading with the

little longer" despite the freezing cold, despite her weakening condition. Her unwavering faith in her father had been

her voice small but certain.

worse than breaking his promise to Lily, he'd been at Disney that same day-with Victoria and Emma. I'd seen the pictures on Victoria's social media. Ethan carrying Emma on his shoulders, buying her the Crystal- Embroidered Ice Princess

fell onto the drawing, smudging the bright crayon colors. I wiped them away quickly, desperate not to damage this precious remnant