Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna novel Chapter 166

you promised her for her birthday?”

I closed my eyes, the memory surfacing unwillingly. “I promised to take her to Moonlight Fair.”

“Yes,” Olivia nodded. “She was so excited, Ethan. For weeks, it was all she talked about. ‘Daddy and I are going to ride the carousel together. Daddy and I are going to eat cotton candy.‘ She even practiced riding on my shoulders so she wouldn’t be scared on yours.”

Tears pricked at the corners of my eyes. I blinked them away, unwilling to show such

weakness in public.

“But you never showed up,” Olivia said, her own tears now flowing freely. “Because Emma had

a dance recital that day, and Victoria needed you there.”

The accusation hung in the air between us, undeniable in its truth. I had chosen Emma over

my own daughter, Victoria over my mate.

“I made a mistake,” I admitted, the words feeling inadequate even as I spoke them.

“A mistake?” Olivia’s voice rose slightly. “You broke her heart, Ethan. And it wasn’t the first

time.”

She reached into her purse and pulled out a USB drive. “Didn’t you want to see Lily? Watch

this, and I’ll take you to her immediately!”

I took the drive from her outstretched hand, my fingers trembling slightly. Whatever was on

this drive, I knew it would change everything.

“Maxwell,” I called, my voice hoarse. “Play this on the main screen.”

Maxwell nodded, taking the drive and connecting it to the control panel for the massive display screen I’d installed at the fair’s entrance. Within moments, the screen flickered to life.

The footage showed Moonlight Fair, the old one, not the grand new version I’d built. The

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When hunger struck, she reluctantly opened her backpack and removed a carefully wrapped package. Inside was a venison sandwich and a moonberry cookie. She ate half the sandwich and just a small bite of the cookie.

“He’ll come,” she whispered, her voice growing fainter. “Daddy promised.”

I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the screen, even as my vision blurred with tears. The weight

of my failure as a father crushed down on me with each passing moment of footage.

By evening, Lily was visibly struggling. Her normally vibrant face had grown ashen, her movements sluggish. Still, she waited, her faith in me unshaken despite all evidence to the contrary.

I turned to Olivia, unable to watch any more. “How long did she wait for me?”

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Olivia’s face was streaked with tears, her pain a mirror of my own. The question hung between us, unanswered, as her earlier words echoed in my mind.

“Lily is dead!”

A wave of terror washed over me as the horrifying question formed in my mind: Was Lily truly

gone?