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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.

"would you like to visit Lily's

respects?"

surprise, then filled with fresh tears. She nodded,

face against my chest.

Olivia mustn't know," I added, my voice hardening. "I don't want

cold eyes as she closed the door, leaving me bleeding on her doorstep, still burned. I couldn't understand how

drastically.

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... if I hadn't pulled

promise to Lily..."

my head, cutting off her self-recrimination. "The choice was mine, Victoria. I could have kept my promise to Lily

dawn broke over the horizon. The early hour ensured privacy-Olivia typically visited in the afternoons, according to Gregory Tanner, the

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

fallen leaves and dirt.

Lily," I whispered, my voice breaking.

smiling-a smile I had rarely seen in person.

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