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?

my residence, my heart

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strongest alcohol I possessed, pouring glass after glass despite knowing

pain in my chest - a blade

I stumbled onto the balcony. The last thing I remembered was collapsing

(Maxwell's POV)

called, knocking on the bedroom door.

calls to his phone, concern had driven me

door was unlocked,

spotted him through the open balcony

lay unconscious on the Stone Residence

of alcohol and blood filled the

his pulse - weak but present. I immediately

said tersely. "Unconscious, blood loss, alcohol

medical den immediately."

hour, Ethan lay pale and weak in a private room at the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den. Dr. Bennett worked efficiently,

medicinal infusions.

recover?"

grimly. "Physically, yes. But this goes beyond

turmoil."

over my Alpha as he drifted between

oblivion.

(Ethan's POV)

pain, memories surfaced - fragments of a

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hands supporting me after I'd come home intoxicated

as I growled irritably

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

pushed her away

hurt in her tiny face haunted me now. Tears had filled her

had learned that Daddy didn't like

her to bed, then returned with special healing tea, massaging my temples