Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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The video continued playing on my screen, showing Lily's tear-streaked face as she leaned against Olivia. Her small body trembled with each sob, her voice breaking as she insisted on

her innocence.

"I didn't push Sister Emma, Mommy," she cried, her emerald eyes-so like her mother's-wide with distress. "She pushed me first, and then she fell in by herself."

The raw emotion in her voice made my chest tighten. Children could lie, I knew that, but the genuine anguish in Lily's expression was difficult to dismiss. She looked feverish, her cheeks flushed and her forehead damp with sweat as Olivia gently wiped it with a cool cloth.

"I believe you, sweetheart," Olivia murmured, stroking our daughter's hair. "I know you

hurt anyone."

wouldn't

Lily's next words pierced through me like a silver blade. "Then why doesn't Daddy believe me? Why does he love Sister Emma more than me?"

I paused the video, unable to watch more. The question echoed in my mind, an accusation I couldn't defend against. Had I truly been so blind? So quick to assume the worst of my own

daughter?

The thought of Emma deliberately pushing Lily seemed impossible. Emma, who had been so excited to meet her "sister," who had talked about Lily for days before their first meeting.

Emma, who looked at me with such adoration in her eyes.

Yet the surveillance footage showed no clear culprit. One moment, both girls stood by the pool; the next, Emma was in the water, screaming. I had immediately blamed Lily without investigation, without even asking for her side of the story.

My phone rang, interrupting my troubled thoughts. Victoria's name flashed on the

screen.

"Ethan?" Her voice came through, soft and slightly breathless. "Are you coming to pick Emma

from the training den? You promised

realized I'd completely forgotten. “I'll

alright?

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my computer. "I'll tell you more when I see

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mind still churning with conflicting

of guilt-keeping her existence a secret from my pack for so long, allowing rumors to spread about my

at the entrance, elegant as always in a simple cream dress that accentuated her slender

said, though her tone held no

countered, checking my watch.

"How is Matriarch Evelyn? I heard

collapse."

Bennett says she'll recover with rest," I replied, my amber eyes lingering on Victoria's

face. "You look exhausted."

nightmares again

the

a high-pitched voice

face lighting up at the sight of me. She wore her training uniform, her blonde hair pulled back in a neat ponytail. Turning to her classmates who had followed her outside, she announced proudly,

eyes. I was well aware of the effect my presence had-the

at training dens.

outstretched. I lifted her easily, settling her against my hip as

her small arms around my

see me practicing my forms, Alpha? Teacher said I was the

I missed it," I replied, carrying her toward my car.

her lips as she watched our interaction. The envious glances from other parents didn't escape my notice-nor did the whispers

the parking lot.