Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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Victoria's eyes darted frantically around the cemetery, searching for escape or assistance.

Finding none, her desperation grew.

"I will destroy you for this," she threatened, her voice low and venomous. "When Ethan hears-"

I slapped her again, cutting off her words. "Say it!"

Victoria's gaze locked on something near the grave-a broken piece of ceramic from a

shattered offering vase. Before I could react, her hand shot out, fingers closing around the jagged shard.

In one swift motion, she slashed at my hand, the sharp edge cutting deep into my flesh.

Pain exploded through my palm, hot and immediate. I instinctively loosened my grip, giving

Victoria the opening she needed.

She twisted away from me, scrambling backward on her hands and knees. Blood dripped from

my wounded hand onto Lily's grave, dark droplets staining the white moonstone.

"You cut me," I said, staring at my bleeding palm in disbelief.

Victoria's lips curved into a triumphant smile as she rose to her feet. "And I'll do worse if you

touch me again."

I lunged toward her, but my injured hand threw me off balance. I stumbled, giving Victoria

precious seconds to reach into her designer bag.

"Stay back," she warned, pulling out a small dark bottle-the same one she'd been about to

empty on Lily's grave when I arrived.

My heart froze. "Victoria, don't."

gleamed with malicious intent. "You should

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way to desperation. "Whatever that is, don't pour it on

daughter's grave."

smile widened, cruel and satisfied. "You want to know what this is? It's

ancient one that

over me. "You can't

I?" Victoria uncapped the bottle. "The old

spirit never finds peace."

ignoring the throbbing pain in my hand.

late. Victoria upended the bottle

engraved

the ground, but before I

heartbreaking scene.

stone, seeping into the engraved letters of my daughter's name. The moonlight caught it, giving it an oily, iridescent

cried, rushing

empty bottle aside. "Now she'll

never know peace."

knees before Lily's desecrated

clung stubbornly to the stone, thick and

have you done?" I sobbed, my tears mixing with the substance as I desperately

away. "What have you done to

backed away. "Give Ethan my regards. Tell him I'll be waiting when

departure, all my focus on removing the foul substance from Lily's grave.

the stone.

my bare hands

It smelled of something ancient and wrong-herbs and blood

Victoria really condemn my

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know, but I couldn't take the chance. I had

Lily's grave.

with the dark substance. I