Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna novel Chapter 32

As I walked toward the door, I could feel Victoria’s cold gaze burning into my back. I kept my Roland Warner’s dying words giving me strength.

head high,

“I’ll take Victoria and Emma to see the new roses in the garden,” Isabelle offered, clearly trying to defuse the

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tension.

Ethan nodded, rising from his chair. “I have business to attend to anyway.”

In the kitchen, I found myself alone. All other servants had been dismissed–Eleanor’s way of ensuring i understood my position in the pack hierarchy.

I sighed, tying an apron around my waist. The venison for tonight’s main course sat waiting on the cutting

board.

As I began chopping, my mind wandered back to Roland Warner’s revelation. Victoria had deliberately

Intercepted Lily’s kidney donor, ensuring my daughter’s death while pretending innocence.

The truth burned inside me like acid. If I revealed what I knew now, who would believe me? The only witness

was dead.

My hands trembled slightly as I sliced through the meat, imagining it was Victoria beneath my knife. Each cut was precise, deliberate, satisfying..

“Planning to murder the venison, Olivia?”

I froze at the sound of Ethan’s voice. I hadn’t heard him enter the kitchen, a testament to how lost Td been in

my vengeful thoughts.

He moved closer, his powerful presence filling the space. The heat from his body radiated against my back

as he stepped behind me.

“What game are you playing?” he asked, his breath warm against my ear.

I continued chopping, refusing to acknowledge how his proximity affected me. “I don’t know what you mean.”

My heart raced traitorously. Despite everything, my body still responded to his nearness.

His hand closed over mine, stilling the knife. “That little display in the sitting room. Touching me like that in

I couldn’t help the bitter smile that curved my lips. “You should go. Your real family needs you.”

The casual dismissal of our daughter ignited my rage. “Gone because you weren’t there when she needed

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yout Gone because you were too busy playing father to another woman’s childr

My voice rose with each word, the pain and anger I’d suppressed for months finally breaking free

His hands gripped my upper arms, pulling me closer. “You think I don’t care that she’s gone? That I don’t feel

that loss?”

“I think you were never there to begin with,” I spat. “Even when she was alive, you were Victoria’s shadow, not Lily’s father.”

The truth hung between us, sharp and undeniable. Ethan had been at every one of Emma’s achievements, every milestone, while missing most of Lily’s.

His grip tightened, not enough to hurt but enough to remind me of the power in his hands. ‘Is that what this is about? Are you trying to break up with me, Olivia?

The question hung between us, charged with unspoken emotions. My eyes locked with his, searching for any sign that he actually cared about my answer.

“Haven’t you already agreed to that?” I retorted, leaving him speechless.