Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

Chapter 409

(Ethan's POV)

The eighteen-hour surgery on my left leg finally concluded. The pack healers managed to save it, but at a tremendous cost to my werewolf healing abilities.

Dead tissue was removed. A significant portion of muscle was excised to prevent the silver poisoning from spreading further through my system.

My once powerful Alpha leg, capable of supporting my wolf form's incredible strength, was left scarred and weakened. I had chosen this conservative treatment knowing its slim chances of success and the intense pain it would entail.

Silver wounds heal much slower in werewolves. I preferred this agonizing path, however, to facing Olivia Winters as a disabled Alpha.

I felt unworthy of my Luna's love. Unable to protect the pack as I once could.

A month passed. Dr. Marcus Fletcher arrived to clean my wound.

As the moonstone-infused bandages were removed, the extent of the damage was revealed. The extensive muscle removal necessitated daily cleaning and disinfection to prevent infection.

The cleaning process was excruciating for an Alpha whose enhanced nervous system made me more sensitive to pain. I was left drenched in sweat, just as I had been in the weeks prior.

I endured it in silence. My lips tightly pressed together, my wolf whimpering deep within.

Despite the slow recovery, there was no infection threatening my werewolf constitution. After Dr. Fletcher left, Healer Sarah Mitchell helped me clean up and change my sweat-soaked Moonstone-Infused Recovery Garments.

The pain shot through my leg like liquid fire. I gripped the bed rails until my knuckles turned white.

"Alpha Stone, try to relax," Healer Mitchell said softly. Her hands trembled as she worked.

I said nothing. The agony was nothing compared to the emptiness in my chest. (Maxwell's POV)

I witnessed the toll the fire and its aftermath had taken on my Alpha. Since the fire, and after Evelyn Winters spoke with Ethan about Olivia's future with Lucas Blackwood, the light in his amber eyes had disappeared.

The Alpha King seemed lifeless. His wolf retreating deep within.

I suggested, "Alpha Stone, I will

Ethan deeply through their mate bond, would be moved by his sacrifice. She

longed to see his estranged mate, I hoped her presence would alleviate

Luna

(Ethan's POV)

sharply rejected the idea with a cold glare. My Alpha authority flashed briefly in my

was what I should do as her

to use my act of heroism to obligate Olivia to do anything against

go to Olivia," I commanded.

dropped the subject. Instead, he handed over the stack

condition, I worked through the pack business documents. I attended a video conference with other

blurred before my eyes. My injured leg throbbed with each

to focus. The pack needed their

and reached for my tablet. I continued my daily ritual: checking up on Olivia through social media and pack

Pierce's birthday celebration a month ago. Gwendolyn,

Olivia, focused solely on her crystal healing designs, had established Moonlit Designs Studio

Our little girl's memory

her career closely through the pack's information networks. I relied on her studio's official account

the photos. Her

hair had faded slightly. She was healing, moving forward

browsed werewolf

an entertainment headline popped

Pack Alpha Lucas

Approaching - Engagement to

Former Silvercrest Luna Confirmed."

news implied that Olivia and Lucas

My hand trembled, and the tablet slipped,

air as my