Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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I couldn't breathe. Couldn't move. Couldn't think.

Olivia was alive.

My mate-the woman I'd mourned for two years, whose absence had left a gaping

hole in my

chest-stood before me, more beautiful than my tortured memories had preserved.

"Olivia," I whispered, the name falling from my lips like a prayer.

My wolf howled inside me, desperate to reach her, to touch her, to confirm she was real and

not another cruel dream. Joy surged through me, so powerful it nearly brought me

to my

knees.

Victoria's hand gripped my arm, her nails digging into my flesh. I barely noticed. “Ethan,” she hissed, her voice tight with fury. "Everyone is staring."

I couldn't tear my eyes away from Olivia. The chestnut hair I'd run my fingers through

countless times. The emerald eyes that had once looked at me with love, now cold and

distant.

Victoria's grip tightened painfully. Her thoughts were practically screaming in my head through our pack bond.

This she-wolf, she's actually still alive. The moment she returns, she starts trying to reclaim

her mate. How dare she!

(Olivia's POV)

I felt Ethan's eyes on me like a physical touch, but I refused to acknowledge him.

Instead, I walked with deliberate confidence toward Gwendolyn Pierce, aware that every eye in

the gathering was fixed on me. The whispers followed in my wake-the dead Luna, returned

from the grave.

I stopped directly in front of Victoria's wheelchair. Her face had gone pale, her eyes wide with

shock and fear. She seemed to shrink in her paralyzed body, no doubt remembering our last

confrontation.

"Victoria," I greeted her with cold politeness. "I see you've survived."

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She flinched at my words, her hands gripping the armrests of her wheelchair.

"As have you," she managed, her voice barely above a whisper.

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I smiled, a sharp, dangerous thing with no warmth. "Who would have known that there is still justice in the world?"

My eyes deliberately lingered on her useless legs. The irony wasn't lost on me- the woman. who had stolen my mate, who had contributed to my daughter's death, now trapped in a

broken body.

"Do you remember what you said to me at Lily's grave two years ago?" I asked softly, for her

ears alone. "You said you didn't believe in karma.”

Victoria's face drained of what little color remained.

"This," I gestured to her wheelchair, "is just the beginning of what you deserve."

I turned away from her, dismissing her as she had once dismissed me, and approached Gwendolyn Pierce.

"Thank you for this opportunity," I said warmly, accepting the champagne flute she offered. "To new beginnings."

Gwendolyn raised her glass in response. "To exceptional talent, Ms. Winters." (Victoria's POV)

as Olivia charmed Gwendolyn Pierce, the most influential she-wolf. in Shadow Creek. The woman I'd spent months cultivating as a

Olivia instead.

take his

I'd been by his side.

he slowly opened his heart

to

wheeled myself to Ethan's side, placing a trembling hand on

my voice. "I'm feeling

me, his attention still fixed on Olivia. "Maxwell will take you." The dismissal stung like a slap. I swallowed my rage, forcing tears to my eyes. "Please,

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could respond, I noticed Tiffany Reynolds approaching Olivia. The minor

been jealous of more successful artists. I

herself into Olivia's conversation

clearly. "Everyone is curious-what is your

you still pursuing him despite his commitment to

Frost?"

smiled inwardly. Gwendolyn Pierce was known to despise infidelity and home-

to any lingering feelings for Ethan, the partnership would be

began.

She turned

her response.

was clear and cold.

eyebrows rose

husband who betrayed his own daughter be

to his wife?"

her emerald eyes flashing with controlled

Ethan flinch beside me. The

into approval. She turned to

that answers your question. Now, if you'll excuse

her attempt at sabotage

(Olivia's POV)

Gwendolyn said, guiding me toward a quieter

seen anything like

attention. Jeremy Collins, a server carrying a tray of crystal glasses, had tripped

falling debris. Sharp pain. lanced through my leg as

Gwendolyn exclaimed, steadying

see blood seeping through my

was

bleeding freely.

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the corner of my eye, I saw

eyes met, and I saw

Then Victoria cried out.

had attempted to stand from her wheelchair and deliberately fallen to

her face contorted in apparent

she called, her voice breaking. "Please,

as Ethan hesitated, torn between coming to me and returning to Victoria. His

everyone to hear. "I thought I could stand for a moment. I just wanted

gently, cradling her against his

"I've got you."

him, burying her face against his neck. "Can we go home now? Please? I

Victoria glanced over his shoulder at me, her eyes gleaming with

message was clear: she still came

(Olivia's POV)

Gwendolyn said, gesturing

Moonlit Glade Refreshment Pavilion

nodded, allowing her to guide me to the elegant pavilion at the edge of the gathering. Once inside, I sat on a plush sofa, examining the cut

to suppress. Two years ago, after Lily's death, I'd been consumed by despair and rage. The knowledge that Ethan and Victoria were happy together while my daughter lay cold

physical pain drowned out the emotional agony. I'd nearly succeeded in

my mother had found me. Evelyn Winters, the woman who had spent years searching for the daughter taken from her, had recognized me from news

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pulled me from my dark

and pine-announced Ethan's presence before I

said, kneeling before me

I warned,

reached for my leg anyway. I kicked out, my foot

sending him stumbling backward.

said stay away from me,"

amber eyes sad

enough to quell