Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna novel Chapter 155

I knelt before Lily’s tombstone, my heart shattered into a thousand pieces. Though I’d managed to clean away Victoria’s vile desecration, the weight of what had happened pressed

down on me like a physical force.

My fingers traced the engraved letters of my daughter’s name. The moonstone was clean now,

but I couldn’t shake the feeling that something had been irreparably damaged.

“Lily, it’s Mom’s fault,” I whispered, tears streaming down my face. “Mom is sorry for you!”

The cool night air carried my words away, offering no comfort in return. Five years of grief had

not dulled the pain of losing her. If anything, each new cruelty from Victoria only reopened the

wound, making it bleed afresh.

“I should have protected you better,” I continued, my voice breaking. “I should have seen what

Victoria was doing.”

The knowledge that Victoria had played a role in Lily’s death burned inside me like acid. Even

worse was Ethan’s continued blindness to her true nature, his willingness to believe her lies

over the truth that stood right before him.

I pressed my forehead against the cold stone, seeking some connection to my daughter. “Lily,”

you haven’t come to Mom’s dreams for so long. Are you blaming Mom?”

Only silence answered me.

“Are you blaming Mom for knowing who killed you, but not avenging you?”

The thought struck me with terrible clarity. I had known–or at least strongly suspected-

Victoria’s involvement in redirecting the kidney donor that might have saved Lily’s life. Yet

what had I done about it? Made accusations without proof, thrown tantrums that only made

me look unstable.

I had failed my daughter in life. I would not fail her in death.

“Lily, don’t be angry with Mom,” I whispered, a new resolve hardening my voice. “Mom will

avenge you, okay?”

I kissed her image on the tombstone, the small photograph that captured her sweet smile but

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could never convey the light that had shone from within her.

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Rising to my feet, I wiped away my tears with the back of my bloodied hand. The cut Victoria had inflicted throbbed painfully, but I barely noticed it now.

My reflection in the polished stone showed a woman I barely recognized–hair wild, clothes stained with blood and dirt, eyes burning with a dangerous light.

Good. Let that fire burn. I would need it for what came next.

I turned away from Lily’s grave, my mind made up. Victoria Frost would pay for what she had done–not just with her reputation or her standing in the pack, but with her life.

As I walked back toward the cemetery gates, Gregory Tanner approached, his weathered face

creased with concern:

“Ms. Winters, I checked the surveillance footage,” he said, falling into step beside me. “I’m

sorry, but whoever did this knew how to avoid the cameras. There’s no usable evidence.”

I nodded, unsurprised. Victoria was too calculating to leave such an obvious trail.

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I needed to get away quickly. If Olivia alerted the security guard, I could be caught on camera