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moonberry and mint, designed to help clear my head from Victoria's wine attack.

His breath caught audibly as he noticed what I was looking at. I felt rather than saw him move closer, until he stood just behind my chair, looking over my shoulder at Lily's notebook.

I turned the page, revealing Lily's childish handwriting. The words were carefully formed, each letter a testament to her concentration.

"Mommy said it's true. Daddy will celebrate my birthday with me alone."

The next entry, dated the night before her birthday: "My wish has come true. I am super happy."

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And finally, the last entry she'd ever make: "Tomorrow, I will be the happiest child in the world."

She'd drawn several smiley faces around this declaration, emphasizing her joy and anticipation.

I felt Ethan stiffen behind me. His breathing changed, becoming shallow and uneven. I refused to look at him, keeping my eyes fixed on Lily's hopeful words.

"She called to confirm," he said quietly, his voice rough with emotion. The night before her birthday."

guilt build

emphasized the word 'alone," he continued. "But her

excited. I couldn't say

air between us, heavy with the weight

above a whisper. "Not with words, but with actions. You never

walked through the entrance of Moonlight Fair. Ethan

Lily had drawn herself with an enormous smile, radiating the pure happiness

heard a choked sound from behind me. When Ethan spoke again, his voice was thick with

"I'm sorry."

face him, my emerald eyes burning with five years of accumulated

spat the word back at him like poison. "Ethan Stone, your apology

widened at my vehemence. For once, the mighty Alpha King

to stand before him. "I knelt on the floor of your office and begged you to keep your promise

my knees, tears streaming down my cheeks, pleading for just one day of his time

bitterly. "But that was a lie, wasn't

the bowl of tea down

his voice carrying an

my throat. "Make it up? How? Do you know how long Lily waited

my

Ethan. More than ten

bear it, let alone a five-year-old child with a

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