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.

had failed my daughter in life. I would not fail her

be angry with Mom," I whispered,

avenge you, okay?"

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

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never convey the light that had shone from

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my bloodied hand. The

a woman I barely recognized-hair wild, clothes stained with blood

Let that fire burn. I would need it for what

Victoria Frost would pay for what she had done-not just

the cemetery gates, Gregory Tanner approached, his weathered

creased with concern:

Winters, I checked the surveillance footage," he said, falling into

to avoid

was too calculating to leave such an

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

tonight."

hand, frowning. "You should get

already

but something in my expression must have warned him against

car and started the engine, my destination clear in my mind. Rosewood

where

away from Sacred Moonlight Cemetery, I caught a final glimpse of Lily's

The white moonstone gleamed in the

justice.

Lily," I whispered.

(Victoria's POV)

carefully avoiding the surveillance cameras I'd noted

in. My heart pounded against my ribs as I

attacked me, slammed my

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had begun

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away quickly. If Olivia alerted the security

on camera