Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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A soft hand squeezed mine, and for a moment, hope flared in my chest. But when I turned my head, ignoring the sharp pain the movement caused, I saw Victoria Frost sitting beside my

bed.

The disappointment I felt surprised me. After everything Olivia had done-after she had left me bleeding on her doorstep-why would I expect her to be here? Why would I want her to be?

Victoria's eyes were red-rimmed, her usually perfect makeup smudged from tears. Her blonde hair was pulled back in a hasty ponytail, so unlike her usual polished appearance.

"Ethan, you finally woke up," she said, her voice thick with emotion. "Ethan, what's wrong? How did you get yourself into this state? Do you know how heartbroken I was to see you hurt like

this?!"

I stared at her for a long moment, memories flooding back. The cemetery. The freezing water.

of the Moonlit Reflection Pool. Olivia's cottage. The vase striking my temple.

And before all that-Lily. My daughter. Dead for five years while I believed she was hidden

away by her mother.

I reached out, grasping Victoria's hand tightly. "Lily is dead," I stated flatly, watching her face

carefully.

felt the need to

I trusted her

had cried for days when our neighbor's

How she had nursed injured birds back to health. How she had always shown such compassion for those who

such a tender heart couldn't be

Olivia claimed. It

a child-especially not Lily.

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Chapter 102:

(Victoria's POV)

stopped when Ethan said

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forced my eyes to widen in shock, my hand flying to my mouth in practiced

possible?!" I exclaimed, my voice rising with feigned surprise. “Ethan, is there a mistake? Didn't you say Olivia hid Lily? How

he know about the kidney transplant that should have gone to Lily

role in redirecting that

the confusion in his furrowed brow-I realized with immense relief that he didn't know the full truth. He was