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Chapter 101: Redemption in Icy Waters

(Ethan's POV)

The moment I plunged into the Moonlit Reflection Pool, my body revolted against the decision. The icy water felt like a thousand needles piercing my skin simultaneously, stealing my breath and sending violent tremors through my muscles.

Winter had turned the once-pleasant pool into a frigid hell. My exposed flesh immediately.

turned an angry red, stinging painfully as I forced myself deeper.

Despite my Alpha strength, the bitter cold threatened to overwhelm me. My lungs burned,

demanding air, while my limbs grew heavier with each passing second.

None of it mattered. All I could think about was Lily-my daughter whom I'd failed in life and

continued to fail in death. The crystal pendant containing her ashes was somewhere in this

murky water, discarded by my own hand in a moment of blind rage.

the cloudy depths. The thought of leaving without

redemption.

and debris. Each second underwater was agony, but I deserved this pain. I deserved far worse for what I'd done to

began to numb my extremities, making my search more difficult. Still, I persisted, surfacing only when my lungs

above water.

and dove again. Maxwell didn't understand. No one could understand the depth of my failure, the magnitude of

the bottom of the pool. I refused to leave until I found what I was looking for-the last

daughter.

urgent each time I surfaced. "Mr. Stone, please reconsider. Your body

the concern cracking his usually composed demeanor, but

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until I found Lily.

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sluggish, my thoughts foggy. But somewhere in this pool was my daughter's

sliced into my palm. Blood clouded the water around me, but even

closed around a small, familiar object. The moment I felt it,

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