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

I whispered, a new resolve

avenge you, okay?"

image on the tombstone, the small photograph that captured her sweet smile

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that had shone

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of my bloodied hand. The cut

in the polished stone showed a woman I barely recognized-hair wild,

fire burn. I would need it for what

she had done-not just with her reputation or her standing in

walked back toward the cemetery

creased with concern:

footage," he said, falling

did this knew how to avoid the cameras.

unsurprised. Victoria was too calculating to leave such an

you for trying, Gregory," I said, my voice steadier than

tonight."

at my injured hand, frowning. "You should

already walking

more, but something in my expression must have warned him against

started the engine, my destination clear in

home-was where I would find

from Sacred Moonlight Cemetery, I caught a final

gleamed in the darkness,

justice.

I whispered. "Mom will make it

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slipped away from the cemetery, carefully avoiding the

My heart pounded against my ribs as I

b***h Olivia had completely lost her mind. The way she'd attacked me, slammed my head against the tombstone-I touched my forehead gingerly, wincing at the tender

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had

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

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