Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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"You need to rest," he said, rising from the couch. "I'll handle everything. We'll talk tomorrow."

I nodded gratefully, too tired to argue. "Thank you, Lucas."

As he moved toward the door, I called after him. "Be careful. Ethan won't give up easily."

Lucas's lips curved into a confident smile. "Neither will I."

(Lucas's POV)

Downstairs, Ethan Stone was waiting by his Shadow Ghost, smoking one of his Midnight Cigarettes. The blue-tinged smoke curled around him, his wolf's agitation evident in his rigid

posture.

I walked past him, deliberately keeping my distance to avoid another confrontation. My wolf was still on high alert, ready to defend if necessary.

"She'll always be my mate," Ethan's voice cut through the night air, his wolf's possessive claim

unmistakable.

I stopped but didn't turn around. "She's not your possession, Stone. She's a person who deserves respect and kindness-things you've failed to give her."

I turned to face him, my gray eyes cold in the moonlight. "You've already lost her."

Ethan took another drag of his cigarette, his amber eyes reflecting the glowing tip. "You don't

understand the bond between us."

"I understand that you've hurt her repeatedly.

for my help, not

immediately drive away. Through the window, I observed

continued to stare up at

vibrated repeatedly with Victoria Frost's distinctive

window

wolf's intuition questioning how the

mate so completely. Something didn't add up

until dawn broke over the

finally

blood

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status as an Alpha to gain immediate access. Dr. Jonathan Rivers was already on duty, his experienced eyes widening

with a respectful

the strands of Ethan's hair that Olivia had given me. "I

sample

raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised by the unusual request. “Emma Frost?

Alpha's-"

claims as his daughter," I interrupted, my gray

hesitated, his professional ethics clearly at war with

me a favor," I reminded him quietly. "For your