Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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I froze in place as Olivia's blouse slipped from her shoulders, revealing the delicate lace of her bra against her pale skin. My wolf surged forward, a primal growl building in my chest at the

sight of my mate.

"What are you doing?" I asked, my voice husky with a mixture of surprise and something

darker.

Olivia's emerald eyes flashed with cold fury as she stared me down.

"What are you pretending for?" she spat. "You used such despicable means to force me to come to you by threatening my mother's treatment. If not for this, could it be just to have a platonic conversation with me?"

Her wolf bristled beneath the surface, her anger palpable in the air between us.

I swallowed hard, fighting to maintain my composure. The sight of her partially undressed was testing my control in ways I hadn't anticipated.

"Put your clothes back on," I ordered, my voice rougher than intended. "That's not why I brought you here."

Olivia laughed, a harsh sound devoid of humor. "Isn't it? You've made it clear what you want. Let's just get it over with so my mother can have her surgery."

Her words stung, but I couldn't deny the truth in them. I had used underhanded tactics to bring her here, to get her away from Lucas Blackwood.

The thought of the rival Alpha touching my mate made my wolf snarl with possessive rage.

She was mine. She had always been mine.

"We'll have.dinner first," I said firmly, turning away to give her privacy. "Then we'll talk."

"Do you think I have an appetite looking at you?" she retorted, her wolf's disgust evident in her

tone.

I turned back to face her, allowing my Alpha authority to surface. "I want you to eat. Do you

have a choice?"

My amber eyes flashed with power, reminding her of her powerlessness in this situation. It

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wasn't how I wanted things between us, but I was desperate to keep her here, away from

Lucas Blackwood.

Olivia's jaw tightened, but she snatched her blouse from the floor and roughly pulled it back on. Her fingers trembled slightly as she fastened the buttons, her wolf clearly agitated

beneath her skin.

said coldly.

seat farthest from mine at the long table. Her wolf remained alert, wary of my

steamed in its serving dish, filling the air with a

her bowl. Without hesitation, Olivia picked it up and threw it in the trash. Undeterred, I prepared another piece and held it

face away, her emerald eyes flashing

my voice carrying the

opened her mouth and swallowed the

choke, her face reddening as

seized me. I patted her back frantically, my wolf anxious at my

"Olivia! Are you alright?"

me away violently and rushed to the bathroom. The

the apartment, each one like

warm towel and a glass of water.

to comfort its mate

I said softly, offering the water. "Does it have to be like this? Can't we just

spit the water directly

contempt.

the towel. This wasn't

I said, trying a

and a lighter venison stew. You need to eat something." Reluctantly, she followed me back

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wolf's need for nourishment overriding her desire to defy

eyes lingered on certain details-the moonstone-infused bath products in the bathroom, the specific brand of moonberry tea

this place for her, for us.

she stood abruptly. "I'm going

at least taking care of herself. "There are fresh towels in

bathroom."

of her absence, I paced the living room, my wolf restless beneath my skin. I

seemed insurmountable.

her hair dripping wet, she walked past me without a glance. I

hair is still wet," I said, grabbing a towel.

pulled her up to sit, ignoring her stiffness as I began to dry her hair.

subtle floral notes of the

toward her.

I worked, she leaned against me, perhaps too tired to maintain

flicker of the bond we once shared, a connection that

animosity.

almost nuzzling her neck in a traditional werewolf gesture of

them.

of unspoken emotions. I retreated, making an

vanity and continued drying her hair, struck by the role reversal. Once, long ago, she had

through the intimate ritual, But I knew she would