Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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(Victoria's POV)

"He never mentioned this to me, how could he know? How much does he know?" I whispered, my fingers trembling as I clutched. my phone.

My mind raced through every conversation, every interaction where I might have slipped. I'd been so careful about the kidney donor situation. The doctors involved had been paid handsomely for their silence, and the paperwork had been buried deep in the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den's archives.

My phone chimed again with another message from Connor Blackthorn. The sound sent a jolt of fear through my body. I stared at the illuminated screen, dreading what additional information he might possess.

With a deep breath, I opened the message.

"I want 500,000 dollars and Emma. We'll leave Shadow Creek together, and you'll never hear from us again. Otherwise, Ethan

learns everything tomorrow."

My heart pounded against my ribcage. The amount wasn't the issue-I could access that much through my various accounts. But

Emma? Give up Emma?

She was my most valuable asset, my guarantee of Ethan's continued protection and favor. Without Emma, I would lose my hold

over the Alpha King.

Yet Connor's threat was too dangerous to ignore. If Ethan discovered I had deliberately redirected Lily's kidney donor to Emma,

even his obsession with me wouldn't protect me from his wrath.

I needed to buy time.

"Give me some time," I texted back, my fingers trembling slightly. "I'll talk to Emma and convince her to go with you willingly.

She'll listen to me. As long as she takes the initiative to follow you, Ethan won't object."

After what felt like an eternity, Connor's reply appeared: "Fine. But don't lie to me again. This is your last chance."

(Ethan's POV)

I carried Evelyn Winters' unconscious form into the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den, my wolf senses alert to her weakening heartbeat. Olivia ran alongside me, her face pale with fear.

expression remained

ordered, leading the way through the sterile

Evelyn to a gurney and wheeling her into the emergency treatment room. I stood back,

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surround her mother. The scent of her fear and grief

stirring something protective

said, the words emerging more gruffly

me, her emerald eyes fixed on her mother's pale

mere feet

Fletcher

"Fortunately, you got her here in time. Any

our ability

with relief. "Can

consciousness now. But I should

insisting on

crumpled. "I'll talk

at a distance as she entered her mother's room. Evelyn lay propped against pillows, her complexion ashen but

clear and determined.

her mother's hand. "You need to stay here. You need

at this price, Olivia. Not if it means you're forced to endure his

flicked to me, standing in the doorway, before returning to

pleaded, her voice breaking. "I've already

too."

cheeks, and the sight sent a sharp pain through my

her suffer more

expression softened at her daughter's distress. I could see

practicality.

said, stepping forward. "I understand your

look at me, Olivia with suspicion, Evelyn

gaze directly. "You can stay here and recover. I'll ensure

face, quickly replaced by wariness. She didn't believe me-and why should she? I'd given

reason to trust my

that?" Evelyn asked, voicing her daughter's unspoken

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"But your daughter needs you alive and well. That's more important than

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