Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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bond that drew me to her.

Every time she'd called me back to the Imperial Gardens, I'd known it was intentional, yet I

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couldn't resist. Despite my resentment, my body craved her closeness.

Now, knowing she hadn't been responsible for hiding Lily, I held her, reluctant to

let go. hadn't been this docile in a long time, her usual defenses lowered by medication and

exhaustion.

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She

I traced the outline of her face with my fingertips, memorizing every curve and contour. The soft arch of her eyebrows, the delicate slope of her nose, the fullness of her lips.

Her lips.

Morning sunlight streamed through a gap in the curtains, illuminating her face. Her lips had regained their color after a night's rest, no longer the pale, bloodless things they'd been when I'd found her in the hospital.

My thumb unconsciously traced their outline, the gentle rise and fall of her breath against my palm a tantalizing sensation. I swallowed hard, my control slipping.

I tilted her chin up slightly, my lips descending in a fervent kiss. Initially, I tried to be gentle, not

wanting to wake her.

But Olivia's eyes suddenly fluttered open. A momentary confusion cleared quickly as she realized what was happening. Her expression turned icy.

"Ethan Stone, get off me!" she demanded, her voice hoarse but firm.

emerald eyes blazed with fury as memories of the previous night

dare you touch me after what you did?" she spat, her

with my cheek in a stinging

the

I growled, my amber eyes

repeated,

budge, my strength easily overpowering her. My expression

button for assistance. The revulsion in her

was palpable.

expression harden. I gave her one last look before getting out of bed, grabbing my Black Alpha Overcoat,

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(Olivia's POV)

rushed in immediately after Ethan left, her eyes wide

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you alright?" she asked anxiously, scanning me for any signs

"I'm fine. I

relaxed. "It's no trouble at all,

a check-up before you can

my heart still ached for my lost pendant containing Lily's ashes. After the healer left, I changed into the clothes Lucas Blackwood

sent over.

the world as I

here, not with Ethan so close.

fingers instinctively reached for the spot where my

the hollowness

would find a way to retrieve Lily's ashes from the Moonlit Reflection Pool.

to regain my

a deep breath, I stepped out of the Recovery Chamber

between

(Victoria's POV)

of my bedroom at Rosewood Haven, sleep eluding me as images

to Olivia played on repeat in my