Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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Chapter 267

(Victoria's POV)

My mind raced as I stared at Connor Blackthorn standing before me, very much alive.

I forced myself to suppress the storm of emotions threatening to overwhelm me. Panic wouldn't serve me now. I needed to regain

control of this situation.

Tears welled in my eyes on command—a skill I'd perfected over years of manipulation. I made my voice small and aggrieved, the

perfect picture of a woman wronged.

"Connor, let go, you're hurting me," I whimpered, trying to pry his fingers from my jaw. When he didn't release me, I let more

tears spill down my cheeks. "What's wrong with you? What are you talking about, all this talk of death?"

His grip remained firm, his eyes cold and unreadable. I needed to push harder.

"Emma said you left early and abandoned her alone," I continued, injecting just the right amount of maternal concern into my

voice. "I haven't even scolded you yet-Emma is only seven. How could you leave a young pup by herself at Bleakshore Beach?"

(Connor's POV)

with a mixture of disgust and fascination. The tears, the trembling voice,

it perfectly calibrated to manipulate

she-wolf who could lie without blinking, who wielded her flawless acting to ensnare me until I

her once, truly and deeply. Even after discovering her schemes, after she nearly sent me to Shadowfall

me.

those memories, for Emma, I'd wanted to give Victoria another

be the partner

so ruthless. To want me dead was one thing-to use our daughter as the instrument of my destruction was unforgivable. Emma was only seven years old. If she had

her

could a mother be so cruel to her own

(Victoria's POV)

jaw loosening slightly. I took this as a good sign. He was wavering, just as he always did when faced with my tears.

this strange room, I focused only on pacifying this lovesick fool at all costs. Just as I had done at the Crescent Moon Hotel days before, I moved my hand to his belt,

under his shirt, feeling his muscles tense beneath

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expression coy and inviting.

my

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I leaned closer, my body

invitingly. I could see his resolve