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 potential patron had

Olivia instead.

Ethan-my Ethan-couldn't take his

For two years, I'd been by his side. I'd supported him through his

as he slowly opened his heart to me and Emma. And now,

to destroy everything

placing a

my

"Maxwell will take you." The dismissal stung like a slap. I swallowed my rage, forcing tears to my eyes. "Please, Ethan.

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respond, I noticed Tiffany Reynolds

jealous of more successful artists. I watched eagerly

into Olivia's conversation with

Winters," Tiffany's voice carried clearly. "Everyone is curious-what is your

King Stone now? Are you still pursuing him despite his commitment

Frost?"

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

to any lingering feelings for Ethan, the partnership would be

began.

She turned to

her response.

cold. "A

rose

who betrayed his own daughter

to his wife?"

elaborated, her emerald eyes

felt Ethan flinch beside me. The words had struck

She turned to Tiffany

answers your question. Now, if you'll excuse

attempt at sabotage having backfired

(Olivia's POV)

are truly revolutionary," Gwendolyn said, guiding me toward a quieter corner of the gathering. "The

seen

caught my attention. Jeremy Collins, a server carrying a tray of crystal glasses, had tripped on the edge of a rug. The tray

forward, shielding Gwendolyn from the falling debris. Sharp pain. lanced through my leg as glass shards

exclaimed, steadying

blood seeping through my dress.

was

bleeding freely.

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my eye, I saw Ethan

our eyes met, and I saw

Then Victoria cried out.

her wheelchair and

her face contorted

her voice breaking. "Please,

returning to Victoria. His

for everyone to hear. "I thought I

her gently, cradling her against his chest.

"I've got you."

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

conflicted. As he carried her away, Victoria glanced over his shoulder

message was clear: she still came

(Olivia's POV)

treated," Gwendolyn said, gesturing to my

Moonlit Glade Refreshment Pavilion has

guide me to the elegant pavilion at the edge of the gathering. Once inside, I sat on

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 in the

the blade against my skin, the momentary relief as physical pain drowned out the emotional agony. I'd nearly succeeded in joining Lily that night,

woman who had spent years searching for the daughter taken from her, had recognized me from news reports about the Luna of Silvercrest Pack.

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of footsteps pulled me from my dark memories.

pine-announced Ethan's presence before

me help you," he said, kneeling

me," I warned, my voice

anyway. I kicked

sending him stumbling backward.

said stay away from me," I

eyes sad but determined.

enough to quell