Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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"It's a promise," he said solemnly.

A rare smile touched my lips. He was trying to connect with Lily's memory, and the gesture

meant more than he could know.

(Lucas's POV)

I drove Olivia back to her cottage in Maple Grove, parking close to her door. Though reluctant

to leave her alone, I respected her need for space.

"I won't do anything foolish again," she assured me, correctly reading my concern. "You're

right. If I haven't avenged Lily, how can I face her?"

Relief loosened the tension in my shoulders. "My phone is on for you day and night. You can call me anytime, anytime!" I emphasized, needing her to understand my commitment.

"Okay," she replied softly, her emerald eyes reflecting gratitude that made my chest tighten.

"Good night," I said, reluctant to part from her.

"Good night," Olivia responded, her voice stronger than it had been in days.

I waited until she locked the door before turning to leave, my resolve hardening. I wouldn't let

this fragile woman slip away again.

(Ethan's POV)

The Maybach purred quietly as I parked beneath Olivia's cottage in Maple Grove. My hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, knuckles white with tension.

I wanted to go to her, to apologize, to explain that I hadn't known the donor kidney had been meant for Lily. But what difference would it make?

The result remained unchanged: I had secured preferential treatment for Emma, leading

directly to my own daughter's death.

The weight of this knowledge crushed me more thoroughly than any physical blow. My wolf howled in anguish within me, the pain almost unbearable.

stayed in my car for hours, watching the light in Olivia's window, unable to summon the courage to face her. What could I possibly say to the woman whose child I had unwittingly

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helped to kill?

drove back to my residence, my heart heavier than

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I reached for the strongest alcohol I possessed, pouring glass

- a blade twisting in my heart with every breath. As the night deepened, my body

remembered was collapsing onto the cold stone floor, darkness claiming me

(Maxwell's POV)

on the bedroom door. No

concern had

was unlocked,

the open

unconscious on the Stone Residence Balcony, blood pooled

of alcohol and blood

I checked his pulse - weak but present. I immediately called Dr.

the Alpha," I said tersely. "Unconscious, blood

medical den immediately."

the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den. Dr. Bennett worked

medicinal infusions.

he recover?" I

nodded grimly. "Physically, yes. But this goes beyond the body. His wolf

turmoil."

stood guard by the door, watching over my

oblivion.

(Ethan's POV)

haze of pain, memories surfaced -

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me after I'd come home intoxicated

I growled

fingers trying to wipe my forehead with a cool cloth. "Daddy sick?" she had asked, her emerald eyes - so like her mother's - wide with

away

haunted me now. Tears had filled her eyes, but she

learned that

to bed, then returned with special