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.

coldly. "Let's have

Her wolf remained alert, wary of my

serving dish, filling the air with

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

face away, her emerald eyes flashing

I repeated, my voice carrying the subtle undertone of

to comply, she opened her mouth and swallowed the meat

her face reddening as she gasped for

her back frantically, my wolf anxious at my mate's

"Olivia! Are you alright?"

pushed me away violently and rushed to the

through the apartment, each one like a knife

a warm towel and a glass of

to comfort its mate despite our

it have

water directly in

contempt.

with the towel. This wasn't going as I'd

said, trying a different approach. "I've asked the

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

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nourishment overriding her desire

products in

this place for her, for us. A new

she stood abruptly.

that she was at least taking care of herself. "There are

bathroom."

living room, my wolf restless beneath my skin. I wanted-needed-to reconnect with my mate, but her hatred was

seemed insurmountable.

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

hair is still wet," I said, grabbing a

pulled her up to sit, ignoring her stiffness as I began to

floral notes of the

toward her.

worked, she leaned against me, perhaps too tired to maintain her rigid posture.

felt a flicker of the bond we once shared, a connection that transcended our

animosity.

gesture of affection, but stopped when I caught the

them.

a chasm of unspoken emotions. I retreated, making an excuse about her

sat her down at the vanity and continued drying her hair, struck by the role reversal. Once, long ago, she had done this for me after a particularly brutal training

her properly, to reestablish our bond through the intimate ritual, But I knew she would reject any