Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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I wept in Ethan's arms, my tears soaking through his shirt. To anyone watching, I appeared devastated by grief over Lily's death. But hidden against his chest, my lips curled into a

satisfied smile.

"I'm so sorry," I sobbed, my voice breaking perfectly. "If only I hadn't called you that day..."

My mind drifted back to that pivotal afternoon five years ago. I remembered how I'd deliberately called Ethan away when Lily was critically ill. I knew exactly what I was doing

call, claiming Emma needed

I'd casually dismissed the notifications before he could

you," I had told him, my voice trembling with manufactured concern. "The

ill, but not critically so. Nothing that required Ethan's immediate presence. But it had been enough

had slipped away, claiming to fetch medicine. Instead,

the drama unfold.

crumpling to the ground as her mother screamed for help. The sight