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. Something about this felt wrong

Wrong

changer, Derek continued, wincing as he shifted position. "I couldn't even tell if they were male or

contact with anyone. "They knew I didn't have much time left. They

For a moment, I was stunned by the amount. Who would pay that much to

and Emma?

voice breaking. "But I really wanted

media application. Maxwell

he looked at the screen. His

Ethan could take a closer look, Victoria lunged forward and grabbed the phone from his hands. She spun toward me, her face

Winters, you wanted evidence, didn't you?" she demanded, thrusting the screen in my face. "Now the evidence

the screen-my own social media account. My profile picture, my name,

rendered me momentarily speechless. This wasn't possible. I hadn't used that account in

you not only wanted to vent your anger, you actually wanted to kill

hacked my account. It had to be that. But arguing that point now, with Ethan's fury practically radiating heat in the room, would be

if you want to convict me, let a

glanced nervously at Ethan, perhaps worried that my lack of

is it because Matriarch Evelyn is back, you

she turned to Ethan, her expression a perfect

Matriarch Evelyn. The elderly woman had been kind to me once, before. her memory became fixed in the past. Could Victoria be

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protection?