Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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I dressed in traditional white mourning clothes, the color of grief in werewolf culture. My wolf was subdued, sharing my sorrow as I made my way to the Stone Ancestral Hall where the ceremony would be held.

As I approached the entrance, Eleanor Stone and Isabelle stepped into my path, their faces

twisted with hatred.

"Get out! You killed Grandmother, and you still have the nerve to come!" Eleanor snarled, her

eyes flashing with anger.

I tried to move past them without engaging. I was here to pay my respects to Matriarch Evelyn, not to fight with her family.

"Your.accusations drove her to confront Victoria," Isabelle added, her voice dripping with

venom. "Her death is on your hands."

I kept my gaze fixed ahead, refusing to be baited. My wolf remained quiet, too numb with grief to respond to their provocations.

Eleanor, enraged by my silence, shoved me roughly. I stumbled backward, nearly falling before a strong hand caught my elbow.

Ethan had appeared beside me, his face stern as he steadied me. "Enough," he said, his voice carrying the unmistakable authority of an Alpha.

Eleanor faltered, clearly not expecting his intervention. "But Ethan, she-"

"Is the mother of my daughter," Ethan cut her off, his eyes flashing dangerously. "And Lily was Grandmother's great-granddaughter. Olivia has every right to be here."

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silenced both women, though their eyes still burned with resentment.

as he guided me past them

his touch as soon as we were inside. "I don't

coldly.

stepping back. "As you

funeral ceremony was elaborate, befitting Matriarch

a corner,

my prayers in solitude. My wolf mourned

kind old woman who had been the only

us.

mourners departed. I

Evelyn's kindness toward

"Olivia."

find Ethan standing over me, his face drawn with exhaustion

has left," he said quietly. "You should

stiffly, my injured leg protesting after hours of kneeling. "I'm

then offered, "You can stay at

shouldn't drive

hardened against his belated concern. "No,

to be alone."

and limped toward the exit. My wolf, once so responsive to Ethan's presence, remained

tear-stained face. I made my way to my car, each step a reminder of the physical and emotional

grief and guilt. If only I'd been more vigilant about Lily's donor. If only I'd discovered Victoria's scheme sooner. If only I'd been able to convince Matriarch Evelyn to

onlys," and all

myself for Lily's unwavering faith in Ethan's love, a love I now realized had never

her father's strength and kindness, even as he neglected us

empty car. "I'm so

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