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."

malicious intent. "You should

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my anger giving way to desperation.

daughter's grave."

smile widened, cruel and satisfied. "You want to know what

one that ensures

me. "You can't

"The old wolves have their ways. Ways to

spirit never finds peace."

feet, ignoring the throbbing pain in my hand.

late. Victoria upended the bottle over Lily's tombstone, the dark

engraved name and

gotten up from the ground, but before

heartbreaking scene.

into the engraved letters of my daughter's name.

I cried,

the empty bottle aside. "Now she'll never rest.

never know peace."

fell to my knees before Lily's desecrated grave, frantically trying to wipe away

clung stubbornly to the stone, thick

done?" I sobbed, my tears mixing with the

"What have you done to my

through the cemetery as she backed away. "Give Ethan my regards. Tell him I'll

her departure, all my focus on removing the foul substance from Lily's grave. My sleeve was quickly saturated, the dark liquid staining the fabric

the stone.

Lily," I wept, using my bare hands now. "I'm so sorry

so in the cool night air. It smelled of

curse? Could Victoria really condemn my daughter's

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couldn't take the chance. I had to

Lily's grave.

substance. I didn't care. Physical pain