Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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doubt? Confusion? It vanished too quickly to identify.

He nodded slightly to Maxwell Chen, who stepped forward immediately.

Maxwell took over from Victoria, roughly pinning Derek to the ground. His foot pressed deliberately into the man's ribs - the same ribs Ethan had broken moments earlier.

"Talk!" Maxwell commanded, applying more pressure.

"Ah! Ugh!" Derek's scream was cut short as Maxwell stuffed a nearby towel into his mouth, muffling his cries of agony.

I watched the man's body tremble, the madness that had animated his features earlier fading rapidly. He'd clearly been putting on an act, and now the mask was slipping.

The pain was evidently too intense. His eyes bulged as he struggled to breathe around the gag.

“Ugh... I talk... I talk..." he stammered when Maxwell finally removed the towel,

Maxwell eased the pressure from his foot slightly, allowing Derek to catch his breath. The man convulsed in pain, his hand shaking as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a phone.

"...I don't know who it was," he gasped, his voice ragged. "They contacted me through an old social media

account."

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in my chest.

Wrong

he shifted position. "I couldn't even tell if they were male or female.

darted nervously around the room, avoiding direct contact with anyone. "They knew I didn't have much time left. They offered me a million dollars to kill the mother and daughter, so I could leave something for my wife

stunned by the

and Emma?

didn't want to kill anyone, Derek insisted, his voice breaking. "But I really wanted my

a social media application. Maxwell snatched the device from his hands

looked at the screen. His face darkened instantly,

Victoria lunged forward and grabbed the phone from his hands. She spun

in my

own social media account. My profile picture, my name, my posts... all there, communicating with this stranger about harming Victoria and

me momentarily speechless. This wasn't possible. I hadn't used

never thought you not only wanted to vent your anger, you actually wanted to kill Emma and me!" Victoria's voice rose hysterically. "How could you

It had to be that. But

"Conclusive? Victoria, if you want to

clearly wasn't what Victoria had expected. She glanced nervously at Ethan, perhaps worried that my lack of hysteria might make him question the

word carefully chosen to provoke Ethan. "How can you be so brazen? is it because Matriarch Evelyn is back, you

filled with fresh tears as she turned to Ethan, her expression a perfect blend of fear and

once, before. her memory became fixed in the past. Could Victoria be right?

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protection?