Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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"Wouldn't I?" I asked softly. "After what you did to me? After what you did to my daughter?"

Victoria's composure shattered completely. "If you do this, Ethan will kill you!"

I approached the cage, unfazed by her threats. "Let him try."

With deliberate slowness, I removed the cover from the cage, revealing the snakes inside. Three vipers coiled

within, their scales gleaming in the dim light.

I stared at them impassively. Once, I would have been terrified of these creatures. But my time in the

orphanage had cured me of that particular phobia.

Victoria screamed, the sound bouncing off the stone walls. She pressed herself harder against the wall, as if

trying to melt into it.

"Not afraid, are you?" I taunted, reaching for a pair of thick gloves that lay beside

the cage.

"Please," Victoria begged, her voice breaking. "Please, Olivia. I'll keep silent about this. I promise!"

I ignored her pleas, pulling on the gloves with methodical precision. "You know, Victoria, I spent hours in that basement last night. Hours in the dark, surrounded by rats, my worst fear."

Victoria's eyes darted frantically between me and the cage. "I'll give you money. Anything you want!"

to understand what it feels like to be trapped with the

cage and calmly picked up one of the snakes. Its body writhed in my

firmly.

I threw

from her throat as the snake landed on her shoulder. With her hands tied. behind her back, she could only writhe and thrash, trying to dislodge

as I remembered the torment from the previous

hardening. "You put me in

another snake, its scales smooth against the leather of my gloves. "Please!" Victoria

second snake. It landed at her feet, causing her to kick wildly in panic. "No amount of apologies can undo what you've done," I said. "To me. To Lily." Chapter

slither up her leg. Her face was contorted in terror, her eyes

bonds, desperate to escape the creatures

in Victoria's lap. Her screams reached a new pitch,

signaling to the bodyguards. "Close the door. Leave her

began to swing shut, Victoria's pleas growing more frantic with each

she screamed. "Don't leave me here!

who had tormented me for years was finally experiencing a fraction of the fear she had

to close

THIS

the hallway, his face contorted with rage. His amber eyes blazed

y as he

seeing her rescuer, momentarily forgot her fear. She

the door, mouthing "You're dead"

me! There are

her gaze steadily, then signaled to

door slammed shut with

turned to face Ethan, unafraid of his