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."

to justify my actions, though I

I explained. "I arranged that birthday celebration because I feared it might be her last.

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wouldn't get another birthday."

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so much attention to Emma,

had been

my thoughts. "I feel so guilty," she said, tears

called you that day, begging you to come because Emma

away from your promise to

absolving her of blame that was rightfully mine

said. "I can't blame you

break my promise

against my chest. I

had died waiting for her father to keep his word. The next morning, despite my injuries and lingering fever from Olivia's attack, I returned to Sacred Moonlight Cemetery. My body protested every movement, but I ignored the

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