Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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Chapter 285

(Olivia's POV)

I couldn't stop trembling. Even with Ethan gone, my wolf remained agitated beneath my skin, pacing and whimpering with

distress. The confrontation had left me raw, exposed in a way I hadn't felt since Lily's funeral.

James gently covered my hand with his, the warmth of his touch steadying me. His familiar scent-earthy with hints of pine and leather-helped calm my frayed nerves. It reminded me of our childhood, of hiding together in the abandoned shed behind the orphanage when the caretakers were in particularly cruel moods.

"Drink," he urged, pressing the glass of water into my hands.

I took a small sip, then another, feeling my composure gradually return. My emerald eyes cleared as my wolf settled, no longer thrashing beneath my skin.

“James,” I said softly, my voice carrying a vulnerability I rarely allowed myself to show. "Would you watch Lily's videos with me?"

James nodded without hesitation, his hazel eyes warm with understanding. He moved to set up The Memory Projector in my living room, handling the device with familiar ease. He'd been here for many such nights, holding me together when grief threatened to tear me apart

"Which one?" he asked, though he already knew the answer.

"All of them," I whispered, curling into the corner of my couch.

sparkled with innocence and joy. The videos captured precious moments: her first steps, her first shift into her silver- white

my lips as Lily's fourth birthday appeared on screen. "Remember how she insisted on having

then cried because she didn't want

e from within.

to make her feel better," I recalled,

too consuming. But now they provided a different kind of solace-a reminder that

mesmerized by the memories of my daughter. Her laughter echoed through the cottage, a ghost of happiness that

you," James observed quietly "That same stubborn tilt to her

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the lump in my throat. Eventually, exhaustion overcame me, and I drifted off to

last thing

(Third person's POV)

features softening in sleep. The fierce Luna who stood against an Alpha

unguarded moments, simply a grieving mother. His wolf rose protectively beneath his

to remain for the night.

the Midnight Comfort Blanket he kept in his vehicle, positioning himself between the door and Olivia-a sentinel against any threats,

buzzed repeatedly with messages from Ethan Stone, each more insistent than the

she?" read the

still upset?"

"Has