Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna novel Chapter 114

is she?”

Maxwell’s expression was grim. “Stable, but badly injured. Three broken ribs, a fractured wrist, severe bruising.”

I nodded, my jaw tight. “And Blackwood?”

“Still at the hospital,” Maxwell replied, his tone careful. “He hasn’t left her side.”

+15 Points >

The thought of Lucas Blackwood comforting my mate sent a surge of jealousy through me. I had no right to feel possessive–not after abandoning Olivia for Victoria–but the emotion came unbidden nonetheless.

“Let’s go,” I said, heading for the door. “I need to see her.”

The drive to Silvercrest Pack Medical Den was silent, my thoughts consumed by what awaited me there. How would Olivia react to seeing me? Would she forgive me for leaving her alone in Desolate Hollow?

Deep down, I knew the answer. Some betrayals cut too deep for forgiveness.

When we arrived at the medical center, I made my way directly to Olivia’s room. Through the partially open door, I could hear her voice–soft, broken, desperate.

“It contains Lily’s ashes,” she was saying, her voice catching on our daughter’s name. “It’s all I have left of her.”

I peered through the gap to see Olivia lying in the hospital bed, her small form dwarfed by the white sheets. Her face was bruised, one eye swollen, her lip split. Lucas Blackwood sat beside her, his large hand covering hers.

“I’ll find it,” Lucas promised, his gray eyes unusually warm as they gazed at my mate. “Whatever it takes.”

The intimacy of the scene made my blood boil. I pushed the door open fully, standing in the doorway with my hands clenched at my sides.

Olivia’s emerald eyes found mine, and the warmth in them instantly vanished, replaced by a cold fury that chilled me to the bone.

“Leave,” she commanded, her voice flat with barely controlled anger.

Lucas rose to his full height, his imposing frame blocking my path to Olivia’s bed. “You heard her, Stone.”

I ignored him, my eyes fixed on Olivia’s battered face. Without a word, I reached into my pocket and pulled out Lily’s Ashes Crystal Pendant.

Olivia’s eyes widened, her gaze locked on the pendant dangling from my fingers. For a moment, the hatred in her eyes gave way to desperate hope.

“Lily,” she whispered, reaching for the pendant with trembling hands.

In her eagerness to reclaim our daughter’s ashes, Olivia lunged forward too quickly. Her weakened body betrayed her, and she began to fall from the bed.

I moved instinctively, catching her before she hit the floor. Her small form felt fragile in my arms, her body warm against my chest despite the coldness in her eyes.

Olivia struggled against my hold, her hands pushing ineffectively against my chest. “Let me go,” she hissed, her emerald eyes flashing with defiance.

I tightened my grip, refusing to release her. Instead, I turned slightly, positioning myself so that my back was

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to Lucas Blackwood.

“Don’t want the pendant anymore?” I whispered, my breath warm against her ear.

Olivia stopped struggling, her emerald eyes meeting mine with undisguised anger. I held her gaze, challenging her to continue fighting me when I held what she wanted most.

+15 Points >

Over her head, I looked at Lucas, my expression deliberately provocative. This was my mate, regardless of my failings as her partner.

“Tell him to leave,” I whispered in Olivia’s ear, low enough that only she could hear. “Or you’ll never see this pendant again.”