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Now, standing at her grave, I continued my performance, clinging to Ethan as if overcome by

remorse.

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"I can't forgive myself," I whispered, looking up at him with tear-filled eyes. "If I hadn't called

you away...'

Inside, I felt nothing but triumph. Lily was dead and buried. Olivia was disgraced in Ethan's eyes. And I was exactly where I wanted to be-in the Alpha King's arms, positioned as the compassionate friend who would help him heal.

(Ethan's POV)

I held Victoria as she wept, her slender frame trembling against mine. Her grief seemed genuine, though misplaced. The blame for Lily's death lay with me alone.

visit Lily's

respects?"

eyes widened with surprise, then filled with fresh

face against my chest.

mustn't know," I added, my

Olivia's cold eyes as she closed the door, leaving me bleeding on her doorstep, still burned. I couldn't understand how the woman I'd mated could have changed

drastically.

course, Ethan. I understand." She wiped her tears, composing herself. "I feel so responsible. If I hadn't called you that day, begging you to come because Emma was upset...

promise to Lily..."

Victoria. I could have kept

the horizon. The early hour ensured privacy-Olivia typically visited in

before it, ignoring the pain that shot through my injured body. With gentle hands, I cleaned the stone, brushing

fallen leaves and dirt.

Lily," I whispered, my

rarely seen in person. Her emerald eyes, so like Olivia's, seemed to

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