Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna novel Chapter 105

(Isabelle’s POV)

I felt the blood drain from my face as Ethan’s cold amber eyes locked onto mine. What had I done? In my ra

at Victoria, I’d blurted out the truth I’d kept hidden for five years.

“Isabelle,” Ethan’s voice was dangerously quiet, “what do you mean Olivia didn’t drug me?”

My hands trembled as I took a step back. The Alpha command in his voice was impossible to resist.

“I… I didn’t mean…” I stammered, looking desperately around the room.

Victoria’s eyes were wide with panic, silently pleading with me to stop talking. But it was too late. The truth was clawing its way out of me after years of festering inside.

“Tell me everything,” Ethan demanded, his voice echoing with Alpha authority. “Now.”

Tears spilled down my cheeks, mixing with the wine still dripping from my hair. “It was five years ago, at the Healer’s Crystal Competition.”

I glanced at Victoria, whose face had gone deathly pale. She knew what I was about to reveal.

“I wanted Victoria to win,” I confessed, my voice breaking. “I thought if she impressed you with her crystal design, you might finally choose her as your mate.”

Ethan’s jaw tightened. “Continue.”

“Olivia was favored by Elder Willow for the single recommendation spot from the university,” I said, the words tumbling out faster now. “I knew she’d win if I didn’t do something.”

I wiped at my tears, smearing wine across my face. “So I switched her drink with something stronger. Much stronger.”

“You drugged her?” Ethan’s voice was ice cold.

I nodded miserably. “It was just supposed to make her look bad, make her seem unprofessional. When she passed out, I was supposed to take her to a room we’d arranged beforehand.”

The memory of that night flooded back, sharp and painful. “But I made a mistake. I took her to the wrong room.”

“The room where I was,” Ethan stated flatly.

I nodded again, unable to meet his gaze. “You were already there, unconscious. I didn’t know why. I just left her there and ran.”

James Knight let out a low whistle from across the room. “Holy shit.”

“The photos that went viral throughout the territories,” I continued, my voice barely above a whisper. “They reached Grandmother despite your PR team’s efforts to contain them.”

I finally looked up at Ethan, seeing the shock and anger warring on his face. “I’m sorry. I never meant for it to go so far. I just wanted to help Victoria.”

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I turned to glare at Victoria, hatred burning through my tears. “I’ve regretted helping her every day since. She’s nothing but lies.”

(Ethan’s POV)

The room seemed to tilt around me as Isabelle’s confession sank in. For five years, I’d believed Olivia had drugged and manipulated me. For five years, I’d been cold and distant to my mate because of it.

I’d neglected my own daughter because of this lie.

The realization hit me like a physical blow. All those times Olivia had denied drugging me, all those times she’d looked at me with hurt and confusion when I pulled away from her… she had been telling the truth.

And I hadn’t believed her. Not once.

I turned to look at Olivia, expecting to see accusation in her eyes, expecting her to finally throw this revelation in my face with all the righteous anger she deserved to feel.

But Olivia’s face was calm, almost detached. Her emerald eyes weren’t even looking at me. She was staring at her phone, as if this life–changing revelation meant nothing to her.

That hurt more than any accusation could have.