Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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I descended the stairs of the abandoned warehouse, my footsteps echoing against the concrete. The dim lighting cast long shadows across the floor, illuminating the scene before me.

My security team had done their job well. Too well, perhaps.

Darius Reed knelt in the center of the room, his face a bloody mess. One eye was swollen shut, his lip split in multiple places. Blood dripped from his nose onto the concrete floor.

"Alpha King," Maxwell said, stepping forward with a respectful nod. "We found him trying to pawn the pendant at a shop in Shadow Creek."

I approached Darius slowly, my amber eyes never leaving his pathetic form. He cowered as I drew near, his body trembling with fear.

"Please," he whimpered, blood bubbling between his lips. "I didn't know she was your mate. I swear!"

I circled him like a predator stalking wounded prey. "Tell me what happened."

the pain the simple action caused. "It was just a robbery,

defenseless woman half to

around the room as if seeking an escape. "The woman was crazy

could stop myself, my foot connected with his jaw. The sound of teeth shattering filled the warehouse as Darius toppled sideways, blood spraying from his

crazy," I growled,

surprise, Maxwell stepped forward and delivered another kick to Darius's ribs. My usually composed assistant's face was

for insulting Luna Winters," Maxwell said, his voice

whimpering pathetically. "I'm sorry! Please... I have

into his pocket and produced the crystal pendant-Lily's pendant. The crystal caught the dim light, revealing the gray

worth much," Darius complained, still not understanding what he had

so bad," Darius insisted. "She just