Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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Chapter 284

(Olivia's POV)

"Ethan Stone, stop mentioning Lily, you really don't deserve it!" I pressed my hand against my heart, feeling as though Lily's

Memory Crystal was there, aching beneath my skin.

My wolf whimpered with grief inside me. How sad would my sweet pup be if she heard the father she loved so much repeatedly

defending the murderer who killed her?

My emerald eyes flashed with a mixture of pain and fury as my wolf bristled at the Alpha's continued defense of Victoria. The audacity of this man to stand in my home and lecture me about what Lily would want when he couldn't even be bothered to

attend her birthday before she died.

"You have no right to speak about what would make Lily sad," I hissed, my voice trembling with barely contained rage. "Where were you when she needed you? When she begged for her father to come see her on her birthday?"

Ethan's amber eyes darkened, his jaw clenching at my words. His wolf's energy pulsed in response, powerful and dominating as

always.

"I was handling pack business," he replied stiffly, the excuse sounding hollow even to his own ears.

"Pack business," I repeated with a bitter laugh. "Is that what you call taking Emma to Enchanted Kingdom Theme Park while our daughter lay dying?"

The memory of Lily's tearful face as she watched the social media posts of Ethan and Emma at the amusement park she had begged to visit tore at my heart anew. My wolf howled with renewed grief.

"Get out," I demanded, unable to bear his presence a moment longer. "Get out of my home!"

My wolf snarled beneath my skin, hackles raised in rejection of his scent in my territory. This cottage was my sanctuary, the one place where I could grieve for Lily without Victoria's shadow looming over me.

Ethan's amber eyes hardened as he took a step toward me. "Olivia, you need to understand that I will always protect Victoria,"

His words were like a silver dagger to my heart, further fueling my anger and despair. Of course he would. He always had, even at the expense of his own daughter.

"You disgust both me and Lily," I spat, my voice trembling with the force of my emotions.

The turmoil inside me caused my entire body to shake uncontrollably, my wolf thrashing with shared grief. The pain of losing Lily, combined with Ethan's betrayal and Victoria's continued existence, was almost too much to bear.

instincts responding to my distress despite our estrangement, reached out to comfort me. His large hand moved toward my shoulder, his scent shifting to project

me!" I shouted, jerking away from his touch as

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emerald eyes glowed with the intensity of my rejection,

our territory. I

in this moment,

my distress, his face etched with

force the

listen. Instead, he sighed deeply

he said

(Ethan's POV)

the door to Olivia's cottage behind me, the

in my

go back, to comfort our mate despite her

pleas, walking to my Midnight

metal, I pulled out

dialed a familiar number.

the third ring, his voice wary.

with concern. "I need you to

the other end of the

my wolf still agitated beneath my skin.

disagreement," James repeated flatly.

My i

of

he was also one of the few people Olivia would allow near

seeping into my voice. "She shouldn't be alone

heavily. "I'll be there

said,

return, to make things right. But I knew my presence would only upset

I drove away from Maple Grove, my thoughts in turmoil. How had things gone

smile turned to bitter

Lily. Our daughter's death had created a

(James's POV)

collapsed against the wall of her cottage,

normally

emerald eyes swimming

wolf rose protectively beneath my skin, its russet-brown energy surging