Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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told me repeatedly, but I hadn't believed her.

"She tried to tell me," I said, my amber eyes darkening with self-loathing. "Olivia tried to tell me

Lily was dead, but I accused her of hiding our daughter.”

I remembered the day I took Emma to Enchanted Kingdom Theme Park. My phone had buzzed

repeatedly with calls from Olivia, but I'd ignored them, assuming they were accusations about

my favoritism toward Emma.

"I didn't know," I whispered, my powerful frame seeming to shrink with each word. "I didn't

know that Lily had been waiting for me at Moonlight Fair, and had died that same day."

Victoria's eyes filled with tears. "Oh, Ethan, how terrible for you."

actions, though I knew

"I arranged that birthday celebration because I feared it might be her last. I never imagined it would be Lily

103 Lily's

wouldn't get another birthday."

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I had devoted so much attention to Emma, fearing for

had been the one truly

my thoughts. "I feel so

that day, begging

from your promise to

my head, absolving her of blame that was rightfully mine

worried about Emma," I said. "I can't blame you for that. The

break my

into my embrace, weeping against my chest. I held her, but my

despite my injuries and lingering

favorite treats-moonberry cakes, forest fruits, and small carved wooden toys. Things I'd noticed she liked in the Imperial Gardens surveillance videos