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."

simple action caused. "It

beat a defenseless woman half to death?"

give up the necklace!" Darius protested, his bloodshot eyes darting around

Before I could stop myself, my foot connected with his jaw. The sound of teeth

you dare call her crazy," I growled, standing over his

to Darius's ribs. My usually composed

insulting Luna Winters," Maxwell said, his voice

into a ball, whimpering pathetically. "I'm sorry! Please... I have the pendant. Take

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

understanding what he had stolen.

so bad," Darius insisted. "She just wouldn't