Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

(Ethan's POV)

Upon hearing Victoria's plea, I turned my amber gaze toward her. Was she claiming it was all her fault, and that Emma was innocent?

"Could it really be unrelated to Emma?"

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, perhaps I would have believed Victoria Frost's words. But just now, I had witnessed how sinister and vicious Emma's expression was when she was cursing Lily. I also heard the curse words she spoke. Every word sent chills down my spine.

A normal adult wouldn't utter such venomous words, yet Emma Frost was only seven years old. What I found even more terrifying was that the moment she turned to face me, she instantly transformed back into the well-behaved and sensible Emma.

Switching between bad and good so effortlessly. It was just like Victoria's two faces, one for when she was with me and another when she was behind my back. It truly lived up to the saying that the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam is crooked.

Why hadn't I realized this sooner? With a mother like Victoria, who was so skilled at acting, Emma had been by her side since birth, and under her influence, how could Emma's character be upright?

asked in a low voice, my amber eyes revealing

and nodded repeatedly, her wolf projecting desperate pheromones. "Yes, Ethan, as long as you adopt Emma and keep her by your side,

laugh, my wolf growling beneath my skin.

do you mean? Emma has always been your favorite. Why is

to tug at my pants,

kicked Victoria away, my Alpha authority

at the disheveled Victoria on the ground, I curled my lips into a mocking arc and said in a cold voice, "Convincing me to adopt Emma,

"Victoria, as long as you can upset Olivia, you really won't let go of

eyes widened

how I knew what she was thinking. She quickly denied it, her wolf attempting to project sincerity. "Ethan you misunderstood, I didn't think that way. I just sincerely

lost my patience with Victoria's lies, my wolf snarling with

realized that I had been ignoring her true