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.

sudden return to Shadow Creek five years ago, her desperation to secure Ethan as a

voice grew thoughtful. "If we can prove this

entire position with

I said, hope flickering for the first time in months. "And if Connor truly loves

been mistreating

ending the call, I fell into a restless sleep, my dreams filled with possibilities for justice-not just for me and Lily,

Emma too.

myself in Ethan's arms, his warm body curved protectively around mine.

illness,

extracted myself from his

me with an unreadable expression. "Make me breakfast,"

a request

easily he slipped back into our old dynamic. "I'm not

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stretching his powerful body like the predator he was. "You're my

anger. Still, I needed to maintain the fragile peace between us for

mother's sake.

spices for the venison steak he preferred. I added three times the normal amount of pepper, along with extra garlic and a dash of bitter

before him, I watched with satisfaction as

react to

he commented, continuing to eat despite

thought you might appreciate something

prepare his formal Alpha

he added, heading

silver and moonstone emblem that marked him as Alpha King of the Northern Territories. With careful

the tiny pins holding it in place, ensuring it would fall off at the most embarrassing moment

buzzed with a message from Hunter Morgan: "Subject CB