Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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Chapter 242

As he worshipped my body with his touch, I closed my eyes and imagined Ethan in his place. Soon, I promised myself. Soon.

(Olivia's POV)

The surveillance photos from Hunter Morgan arrived at midnight, showing Connor Blackthorn slipping into Rosewood Haven. I studied them carefully, noting the security code he entered and the way Victoria greeted him at the door-definitely not as a

stranger.

I dialed Lucas's number, knowing he would still be awake.

"Liv?" His deep voice answered immediately. "Is everything alright?"

"Connor Blackthorn was just released from prison," I explained, flipping through the photos. "And he went straight to

Victoria's.

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Lucas was silent for a moment. "The same Connor who tried to kill you by tampering with your car brakes?"

"The very same," I confirmed. "But there's something else. Look at the way he's watching Emma in these other surveillance

photos."

I sent the images through our secure messaging app. They showed Connor observing Emma from a distance at her training den, his expression unmistakably paternal.

"You think he's Emma's father," Lucas stated rather than asked.

racing with possibilities. "Victoria's mysterious pregnancy, her sudden return to Shadow Creek five years

we can prove this connection, it

entire position with

hope flickering for the first time in months. "And if Connor truly loves his daughter, he

has been

dreams filled with possibilities for justice-not just for me

Emma too.

the next morning to find myself in Ethan's arms,

it felt like the past-before Lily's illness, before Victoria's return, before everything fell

back quickly. I extracted myself from his embrace,

amber eyes opened, watching me with an unreadable expression. "Make me breakfast," he said,

a request and a

slipped back into our old dynamic. "I'm

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stretching his powerful body like the predator he was. "You're my mate. And I miss your

of our bond made my wolf bristle with anger. Still, I needed to maintain the

mother's sake.

kitchen, I deliberately selected the strongest spices for the venison steak he preferred. I added three times the normal amount of pepper, along with extra garlic and

the plate before him, I watched with satisfaction as

react to the

changed your recipe," he commented, continuing to eat despite the obvious

"I thought you

prepare his formal Alpha jacket for an important meeting. "The

he added, heading for

examined the silver and moonstone emblem that marked him as Alpha King of

it in place, ensuring it

"Subject CB observed at