Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

Chapter 185

The Alpha King is unavailable 185

Blood trickled down my face as | knelt before Lily's grave, my designer clothes torn to shreds from Olivia's

lashing. The pain was excruciating, but | refused to show weakness.

"I would never harm a pup,” | declared, widening my eyes with practiced innocence. "Where is

your proof of these wild accusations?"

Matriarch Evelyn's withered face contorted with rage. "You dare ask for proof

when you stand at the grave you desecrated?"

| met her gaze steadily. "I loved Lily as if she were my own."

Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt

The lie tasted sweet on my tongue. In truth, | had celebrated when that sickly child finally died,

removing the last obstacle between Ethan and me.

"You redirected her kidney donor," Olivia spat, her emerald eyes burning with hatred. "You

made sure Emma got the treatment meant for Lily!"

| allowed my voice to tremble with feigned outrage. "How could you suggest such a thing? |

would never-"

"Enough!" Matriarch Evelyn raised her walking stick, her frail body vibrating with fury.

She swung the stick toward my face with surprising strength for someone her age. Ethan

moved quickly, catching her arm before the blow could land.

"Grandmother, please," he urged, positioning himself between us.

His intervention inadvertently pushedcloser to Olivia. | saw the opportunity and took it,

allowing my lips to curl into a subtle smirk only Olivia could see.

"Your daughter was weak," | whispered, my voice too low for Ethan to hear. "She deserved to

die."

Olivia's control snapped. With a primal scream, she lunged forward, her foot connecting with

my chest in a powerful kick. The force senttumbling backward down the cemetery's stone

steps.

| felt myself falling, the world spinning around me. Then cthe impact-a sickening thud

Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm

as my body hit the ground. Sharp pain exploded across my face as | landed on a broken

< Chapter 106: A Death and a D...

moonstone vase, its jagged edge slicing deep into my cheek.

+15 Points >

Warm blood gushed from the wound, soaking into the earth beneath me. Through the haze of

pain, | heard Ethan's panicked voice.

"Victoria!"

His strong arms gatheredup, cradlingagainst his chest. | allowed myself to go limp,

playing up my injuries.