Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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Chapter 271

(Connor's POV)

"Lily's death was not an accident, Victoria deliberately killed her." The words left my mouth with a finality that seemed to freeze

time itself.

The effect was immediate. Ethan Stone's amber eyes widened in disbelief, his grip on Victoria loosening involuntarily. She

collapsed to the floor with a thud, a small cry escaping her lips.

Despite the pain from her fall, Victoria's focus remained solely on regaining Ethan's attention. I watched as she deliberately

projected distress, whimpering pathetically while clutching at his pant leg.

Her performance was flawless-the trembling lip, the wide, fearful eyes-all calculated to trigger his protective instincts.

“Ethan, please..." she whimpered, her fingers digging desperately into the fabric of his pants. "Don't listen to him. He's lying!"

I'd seen this act countless times before. For years, I'd been the one rushing to comfort her, to shield her from imagined threats.

Not anymore.

"What did you just say?" Ethan's voice was dangerously low, a growl rumbling from deep in his chest.

His attention was fixed entirely on me now, Victoria's pitiful whimpers fading into background noise. The Alpha King's eyes

flashed with barely contained rage at the mere mention of his deceased daughter.

"Repeat that!" he demanded, taking a threatening step toward me, his fists clenched so tightly his knuckles turned white.

"You heard me," I replied, meeting his gaze steadily despite the pain radiating from where he'd thrown me against the wall. "Victoria deliberately sabotaged your daughter's treatment. Lily's death wasn't inevitable-it was engineered."

Victoria remained seated on the floor, her shoulders visibly trembling. Her eyes, when they met mine, were no longer filled with contempt but with something else- fear.

"Connor," she whispered, her voice breaking. "Please... don't do this."

For a moment, I faltered. Despite everything, there was still a part of me that responded to her vulnerability.

disappear overnight, no matter how toxic that

me unbidden. Victoria at nineteen, bold and beautiful,

glowing

pregnant, her eyes shining with a mixture

time, this tiny miracle with Victoria's

be the mate Victoria deserved even

promise. I had loved Victoria through her mood swings, her ambitions, her

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phase that would pass. I had believed that deep down,

looked at her now, pleading with me to keep her secrets, I

use her as a pawn, who would teach her to lie and manipulate, who would risk her safety for personal

"But I can't protect you anymore. Not after what

out, her voice rising hysterically. "Connor, stop this

back to Ethan, whose patience was

harmed Lily and, fearing exposure,

Roland Wamer killed to silence

the mention of his daughter's name. For a

broken.

"My Li

barely caught it. Then

you have?" he demanded, his

wincing as I shifted position against the wall. "The evidence is at Blackwood

this opportunity like a drowning woman grasping at

silently from the doorway.

Connor to frame me!" she snarled, her mask of vulnerability dropping to reveal the aggression beneath. "You've been looking for someone to blame for Lily's death, and

flashed dangerously as she struggled to her feet, her movements no longer hampered by

see what you're doing?" Victoria continued, her voice rising. "You want revenge because your

you

him up to this! She's been

grabbing a

menacingly in

doing?" Ethan demanded, alarm evident in

she pressed the blade against her

die than admit to something I haven't done!" she declared through gritted teeth, tears streaming down

her wrist. The silver edge burned her skin on