Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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I knelt before Lily's tombstone, my heart shattered into a thousand pieces. Though

I'd managed to clean away Victoria's vile desecration, the weight of what had happened pressed

down on me like a physical force.

My fingers traced the engraved letters of my daughter's name. The moonstone was clean now,

but I couldn't shake the feeling that something had been irreparably damaged.

"Lily, it's Mom's fault," I whispered, tears streaming down my face. "Mom is sorry for you!"

The cool night air carried my words away, offering no comfort in return. Five years of grief had

not dulled the pain of losing her. If anything, each new cruelty from Victoria only reopened the

wound, making it bleed afresh.

"I should have protected you better," I continued, my voice breaking. "I should have seen what

Victoria was doing."

The knowledge that Victoria had played a role in Lily's death burned inside me like acid. Even

worse was Ethan's continued blindness to her true nature, his willingness to believe her lies

over the truth that stood right before him.

I pressed my forehead against the cold stone, seeking some connection to my daughter. "Lily,"

you haven't come to Mom's dreams for so long. Are you blaming Mom?" Only silence answered me.

"Are you blaming Mom for knowing who killed you, but not avenging you?"

The thought struck me with terrible clarity. I had known-or at least strongly suspected-

Victoria's involvement in redirecting the kidney donor that might have saved Lily's life. Yet

what had I done about it? Made accusations without proof, thrown tantrums that only made

me look unstable.

in life. I

don't be angry with Mom," I whispered, a new

avenge you, okay?"

the tombstone, the small photograph that captured her

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that had shone from

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the back of my bloodied hand. The cut Victoria

recognized-hair wild,

burn. I would need it

away from Lily's grave, my mind made up. Victoria Frost would pay for what she had done-not just with her reputation or her standing in the pack, but

toward the cemetery gates,

creased with concern:

checked the surveillance footage," he said, falling

did this knew how to avoid the cameras. There's no

was too calculating to leave such

Gregory," I said, my voice steadier than I expected. "And for your

tonight."

"You should get that looked at. It

I lied, already

clearly wanting to say more, but something in my expression must have warned him against it. He

car and started the engine, my

luxurious home-was where I

pulled away from Sacred Moonlight Cemetery, I caught

white moonstone gleamed in the darkness, a beacon calling

justice.

promise, Lily," I whispered. "Mom will make

(Victoria's POV)

avoiding the

pounded against my ribs

crazy b***h Olivia had completely lost her mind. The way she'd attacked me, slammed my head

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had

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needed to get away quickly. If Olivia alerted the security guard,

on camera