The Alpha King is unavailable 252

Chapter 252

I felt Ethan stiffen beside me. His amber eyes darkened dangerously as he

watched the video, shock and rage building in his

expression like a gathering storm.

"That's-that's not what it looks like," I stammered, my mind racing for an

explanation. "Emma was being difficult. I was just

teaching her discipline. You know how spoiled she can be-"

The front door opened with perfect timing, interrupting my desperate explanation.

Emma walked in from her day at the Crescent

Moon Training Den, her backpack slung over one shoulder.

"Daddy!" she called out happily, spotting Ethan among the adults.

She ran straight into his arms, not noticing the tension crackling in the room.

Ethan caught her automatically, his expression

softening slightly as he looked down at her innocent face.

eyes filled with unbearable sorrow.

daughter, his flesh and blood,

ran to another man, calling him "Daddy"

to form with Emma was evident in the pain that crossed his bloodied face.

him

finally noticed Olivia standing nearby. Her small face hardened slightly, and she deliberately snuggled

arms tightly

of defiance that revealed her complicated feelings toward the true

Olivia from the beginning.

(Ethan's POV)

against my chest, my mind reeling from what I'd just witnessed on Olivia's video.

seen standing barefoot in the snow,

the truth once

to her level on the plush carpet. I took her small hands in mine,

looking at Connor on the floor, though her eyes darted to him

deliberately keeping my voice gentle to avoid frightening her.

your mother treats

across her face. "Ethan, she's just a child. She doesn't understand what's happening

quiet," I commanded, not bothering to look at her. My Alpha voice made the windows rattle

the corner of my eye, I saw Victoria's panicked expression crumble. She couldn't coach

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attempted to use her eyes to threaten Emma into silence, shooting the child

later.

my security team with a sharp gesture.

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