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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heart began to pound uncomfortably in my chest. Something about

Wrong

"I couldn't even tell if they were male or female. They told me they were

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

For a moment, I was stunned by the amount. Who would

and Emma?

kill anyone, Derek insisted, his voice breaking. "But I really wanted my family to have an

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

he looked at the screen. His face darkened

a closer look, Victoria lunged forward and grabbed the phone from

demanded, thrusting the screen in my face. "Now the evidence

on the screen-my own social media account. My profile picture, my name, my posts... all there, communicating with this stranger

This wasn't possible. I hadn't used that account in months, not

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

hacked my account. It had to be

took a deep breath, forcing myself to regain composure. "Conclusive? Victoria, if you want to convict me, let a judge decide. Call

wasn't what Victoria had expected. She glanced nervously at Ethan, perhaps worried that my

to provoke Ethan. "How can you be so brazen? is it because Matriarch Evelyn is back, you have someone to back

as she turned to Ethan, her expression a perfect blend of fear and

elderly woman had been kind to me once, before. her memory became fixed in the past. Could

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protection?