Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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Chapter 274

(Victoria's POV)

I sank back against the hospital pillows, feeling the silver burn still throbbing in my wrist. The pain was excruciating, but it had

served its purpose. Ethan believed me-for now.

My wolf whimpered beneath my skin, weakened by the silver exposure but still alert. Still calculating. I needed to think clearly despite the fog of pain medication.

The clock was ticking. Connor's threat hung over me like a guillotine blade. If he truly had evidence linking me to Lily's death, my

carefully constructed world would shatter completely.

I glanced at my bandaged wrist, remembering the moment I'd pressed the Silver- Edged Hunting Knife against my skin. The pain had been worth it to see the horror in Ethan's eyes, to hear those precious words: "I believe you."

But how long would that belief last if Connor delivered his evidence?

My wolf snarled at the thought of imprisonment. After years of luxury at Rosewood Haven, surrounded by the finest things, the

thought of confinement was worse than death. The privileges of being the Alpha King's favored female had become my right, my

expectation.

I couldn't go to jail. I wouldn't.

the room, her small hands folded in

and I needed to exploit it now more than

I called softly, making my voice weak and maternal.

at her young age, she'd learned to read my

to do something very important for Mommy," I

submissively lowering its head beneath her skin. Good.

I instructed, my voice low and urgent despite my weakened state. "And you're

something very specific."

"What should

my phone on the bedside table, wincing dramatically at

he gives

Stone, you'll hurt yourself."

young wolf whimpering

Hashed dangerously. "Make him believe

submission. I handed

-30 Bonus

what I tell you," I whispered, leaning close to her ear. "Tell him you can't live without me. That if I go to

she took the phone. I watched her dial Connor's number, satisfaction curling through

was his greatest weakness-and

as Emma pressed the call button, movement at the doorway

there, his face hardening as he took in the scene before him. How long had he been listening?

my wolf

you doing here?" I demanded,

my bed. She fell awkwardly, twisting