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.

small hands folded in her lap. My daughter-no,

her. That was his weakness, and I needed to exploit it now

my voice

her young age, she'd learned

for Mommy," I whispered, gesturing for

beneath her skin. Good. She knew better than

and urgent despite my weakened state. "And you're

something very specific."

eyes widened, "What should

phone on the

"Tell him if he

Stone, you'll hurt yourself."

young wolf whimpering with confusion.

eyes Hashed dangerously. "Make

nodded in submission. I handed her the phone, my

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

watched her dial Connor's number, satisfaction

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

wolf

doing here?" I demanded, my voice sharper

from the chair beside my bed. She fell awkwardly, twisting her ankle as