Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna novel Chapter 177

told me repeatedly, but I hadn’t believed her.

“She tried to tell me,” I said, my amber eyes darkening with self–loathing. “Olivia tried to tell me

Lily was dead, but I accused her of hiding our daughter.”

I remembered the day I took Emma to Enchanted Kingdom Theme Park. My phone had buzzed

repeatedly with calls from Olivia, but I’d ignored them, assuming they were accusations about

my favoritism toward Emma.

“I didn’t know,” I whispered, my powerful frame seeming to shrink with each word. “I didn’t

know that Lily had been waiting for me at Moonlight Fair, and had died that same day.”

Victoria’s eyes filled with tears. “Oh, Ethan, how terrible for you.”

I felt compelled to justify my actions, though I knew nothing could excuse them.

“The healers said Emma’s condition was worsening,” I explained. “I arranged that birthday celebration because I feared it might be her last. I never imagined it would be Lily who

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wouldn’t get another birthday.”

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The irony was unbearable. I had devoted so much attention to Emma, fearing for her health,

while my own daughter had been the one truly in danger.

Victoria’s voice broke through my thoughts. “I feel so guilty,” she said, tears streaming down

her face. “If I hadn’t called you that day, begging you to come because Emma was upset… if I