Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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I felt my body slam against the leather seat as Ethan shoved me into his Midnight Maybach. The familiar scent of his car-leather and his Alpha musk-filled my nostrils, bringing back

unwanted memories.

"Let me go!" I shouted, struggling against his iron grip.

My wolf surged forward, lending me strength. I managed to twist my body and kick him

squarely in the chest. He grunted but didn't release me.

My enhanced senses detected someone walking nearby. "Help!" I screamed, hoping they

would hear me.

Ethan's reaction was lightning-fast. He slammed the car door shut and locked it with a click,

then activated the special tinting that turned the windows completely opaque from the

outside.

"Scream again,” he threatened, his amber eyes glowing with dominance, "and you'll regret it."

I was trapped. His werewolf strength far exceeded mine, and we both knew it. Anger surged

through my body, my wolf bristling beneath my skin.

This soundproofed luxury vehicle had once been a place of passion between us. I remembered

our first time here, when I had desperately needed money for Lily's treatments. I had gone to

Stone Pack Enterprises, and he had taken me in the underground parking garage. Now, despite his proximity, my wolf felt nothing but cold detachment. The mate bond that had

once burned so brightly between us had withered to almost nothing.

"What is your problem?" I asked coldly, my emerald eyes flashing with defiance.

"You need to convince my grandmother to abandon this ridiculous adoption idea," he

his voice

I didn't hesitate. "No."

his skin. "Do

adopts you into the Stone

"And?" I challenged.

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will permanently sever any possibility of renewing our mate bond,"

evident in his

escaped my lips. "Ethan Stone, don't tell me you still

be with you?"

widened slightly, surprise flickering

will sever any possibility of a relationship between us. I couldn't ask

standing

since we'd

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hit me like a physical blow. My wolf snarled beneath the

what we were hearing.

the Stone family registry tomorrow," I said, trying to regain control of the situation. "Consider it compensation for

at least acknowledgment of my gesture.

it!" she cried, her voice breaking. "She never wanted anything from you

was palpable, filling the confined space

gave her over the years," she continued, her voice

because there was truth in it. I had

surging forward. "You haven't moved on,

flashed dangerously. "Jealousy? Of

belong to?" I challenged. "Mine or

deliberate, meant to provoke her. It worked. "Any pack would be better than yours," she spat. "You were never fit to be Lily's

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words cut deeper than any knife could have. "My greatest regret is that night five years ago. I wish I had never fallen in love with

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anguish at the admission, the painful truth of her words