Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna novel Chapter 172

Each step toward Olivia’s door felt heavier than the last. When I finally reached it, I hesitated before knocking, gathering what little courage I had left.

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My knuckles rapped against the wood, the sound echoing in the quiet morning air.

(Olivia’s POV)

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The sudden pounding at my cottage entrance startled me from my grief. I’d spent the night in

tearful vigil, clutching Lily’s Moonwood Ceremonial Urn and wondering how I would go on

without the pendant that had kept a part of her close to my heart.

When I opened the door, I found Ethan Stone standing there. The sight of him sent a fresh

wave of anger through me.

He looked terrible–pale and haggard, his usually dominating presence diminished by

exhaustion. His amber eyes, normally so confident, now held a haunted look I’d never seen

before.

None of it moved me. This man had thrown away our daughter’s ashes as if they were

nothing.

“How can you even stand after what you did?” I asked coldly, my voice carrying the bitter chill

of winter.

Maxwell Chen stepped forward from behind his boss, his tone respectful despite my icy

reception.

“Ms. Winters, Mr. Stone spent the night kneeling at Lily’s grave at Sacred Moonlight Cemetery.

Then he spent hours in the Moonlit Reflection Pool retrieving the pendant,” he explained, his

words careful and measured.

Ethan silenced his assistant with a sharp gesture, his amber eyes never leaving my face.

Without a word, he extended his hand, opening his palm to reveal Lily’s Ashes Crystal

It was still damp from the pool, but intact. My heart leaped at the sight of it.

“I brought Lily back to you,” he said simply, his voice rough with emotion.