Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna novel Chapter 209

The doctor wisely retreated, leaving me alone with my thoughts and the gnawing emptiness in

my chest.

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“I heard Ethan’s in the hospital,” I said to Nathan Blackwood as we walked through the Silvercrest Pack Medical Den corridors. “Alcohol poisoning, of all things. Stupid move for a werewolf.”

Nathan nodded grimly. “He’s been through a lot lately. First his grandmother, then finding out about his daughter…”

I raised an eyebrow. “What daughter? You mean Emma?”

Nathan gave me an odd look but didn’t elaborate. “By the way, I heard Sophia’s back in town. Are you going to see her?”

My jaw tightened at the mention of her name. Sophia Blackwood, my supposed girlfriend, who’d disappeared without a word after our last fight.

“Why would I care?” I snapped, my amber–flecked eyes hardening. “She can do whatever she wants.”

“James, it’s been months. Maybe you should-”

“Whoever regrets is a dog!” I declared loudly, drawing startled looks from passing medical staff.

Nathan sighed. “You two are impossible.”

I patted my pockets, suddenly desperate for a cigarette. “I need a smoke. You go ahead.”

Without waiting for his response, I turned and headed for the exit, leaving Nathan to visit Ethan alone.

(Ethan’s POV)

The door to my room opened, and Nathan Blackwood entered. One of my oldest friends, he’d been by my side through countless challenges. But today, something about his presence made my wolf bristle with unease.

“Ethan,” he greeted, his expression somber. “I’m sorry about your grandmother. And about Lily too. I heard what happened.”

My blood froze in my veins. Lily? How did he know about Lily?

“What did you say?” I whispered, my voice dangerously quiet.

Nathan approached my bed, oblivious to the storm brewing within me. “I said I’m sorry about-

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I lunged forward with a speed that belied my weakened state, my hand closing around his throat as I pinned him against the wall.

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“Ethan,” he wheezed, “I had no idea Lily was your daughter. Victoria came to me… said Emma needed the kidney urgently.”

I buried my face in my hands. My own secrecy, my own neglect of Lily, had contributed to her

death. I had failed to acknowledge her publicly, failed to make her a recognized part of my life.

“This is my fault,” I murmured, my voice breaking. “I killed my own daughter.”

Suddenly, a terrible realization dawned on me. I looked up at Nathan, my eyes wide with

horror.

“Victoria,” I said, my voice barely audible. “Was she there? Did she know who Lily was when

she asked you to redirect the kidney?”

Nathan hesitated, and in that moment of silence, I knew. If Victoria had been aware of Lily’s

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identity when she diverted the kidney to Emma, then everything Olivia had accused her of was

true. Victoria had deliberately caused Lily’s death.

And I had defended her. I had chosen her over my own mate and child.