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.

surprised by her vehemence. Her emerald eyes blazed

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

with my cheek in a stinging slap. The

in the

darkened. "Olivia Winters!" I

she repeated, her voice even

her.

call button for assistance. The revulsion in her

was palpable.

her one last look before getting out of

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(Olivia's POV)

rushed in immediately after Ethan left, her eyes wide

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Winters, are you alright?" she asked anxiously, scanning me

smile. "I'm fine. I accidentally

at all, Luna. Dr. Marcus

check-up before you can be

heart still ached for my lost pendant containing Lily's ashes. After the healer

sent over.

soft fabric felt like a shield against the world as I prepared to leave the

stay here, not with Ethan

fingers instinctively reached for the spot

the hollowness

retrieve Lily's ashes from the Moonlit

regain

stepped out of the Recovery Chamber and made my way toward the

between myself

(Victoria's POV)

Rosewood Haven, sleep

Olivia played on repeat in my