Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

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1. Chapter 14 Hitter Waters

I tried wrenching my arm away again, suddenly disgusted by his touch. After watching him with Victoria, his fingers on my skin felt like betrayal.noveldrama

This time he released me, either sensing my revulsion or anticipating what came next a violent wave of nausea that had me doubling over.

I stumbled to a nearby stone bench, collapsing onto it while trying desperately to keep the contents of my stomach where they belonged. The cool night air helped slightly, but my head still spun like a carousel.

I fumbled for my phone, determined to call James. He would come for me, no questions asked.

As I struggled with the screen, I noticed Ethan pull out his own device. He tapped at it for a few moments before sliding it back into his pocket

Seconds later, my phone buzzed with a notification. Opening it, I found a bank alert that made my eyes widen

in shock.

The string of zeros seemed to stretch forever. It was a transfer from Ethan Stone

a sum so substantial it made my head spin worse than the wine.

"What is this?" I asked, looking up at him in confusion.

"Double the prize money for first place in the Pack Healer's Crystal Competition," he replied matter-of-factly. as if discussing the weather.

Understanding hit me like a slap. He was paying me off. Buying my silence about Victoria's behavior and her purchased victory.

A bitter laugh escaped my lips before I could stop it. "So that's why you're here. Not to check if I'm okay, but

to make sure I keep quiet."

His expression remained impressively impassive. Take it however you want."

I stared at the number on my screen again, the irony cutting deep into my heart. This single transfer was more than he had provided for Lily and me during our entire five years together.

"Do you know what this tells me, Ethan?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper, it tells me exactly how fa you'll go for Victoria. You never spared a fraction of this for your own daughter's medical bills, but for Victoria's reputation? No expense spared."

A muscle in his jaw twitched violently, but he remained silent as stone.

Despite my disgust, I didn't reject the transfer. I needed that money for Lily's burial site at Sacred Moonlight Cemetery. My pride wasn't worth denying my daughter her final rest.

"I'll take you home." Ethan said after a moment, his tone making it clear this wasn't a request but an Alpha

command.

"No," I refused, standing up shakily. "Im not getting in a car with you."

The thought of being trapped in an enclosed space with him after everything made my skin crawl. I'd rather

crawl home on my hands and knees.

I took a determined step forward, still dizzy from Victoria's wine attack. My foot caught on an u

stone, and I began to fall.

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Ethan moved with inhuman speed, his hand catching my elbow before I could hit the ground. His touch was

gentle but firm, instinctively protective despite everything between ut

Irecoiled violently, pushing him away with all my strength. "Don't touch me

The sudden movement threw me completely off balance. I stumbled backward, falling widy as tred

to find something to grabi

Instead of solid ground, my feet suddenly met nothing but air fell backward with a started ory plunging directly into the Moonlit Reflection Pool adjacent to Amber Crest Restaurant

The shock of icy water hit me like a physical blow I gasped involuntarly, the cold penetrating my dothes instantly. The freezing temperature seemed to cut straight to my bones as I struggled to pull myself so

Strong hands gripped my arms before I could manage it, hauling me from the water with effortless trenge Ethan's face showed a mix of concern and frustration as he quickly pulled my soaked coat away from my

body.

I shivered uncontrollably, my teeth chattering loudly as the night air hit my wet clothes. Without hesitatio

Ethan removed his Black Alpha Overcoat and wrapped it around my shoulders

me-pine,

His scent immediately surrounded me - pine, amber and something uniquely Ethan. I tried to struggle

against it, to push the coat away despite my freezing state.

He stopped me with a single stern look, his eyes flashing with unmistakable Alpha command

*Still causing trouble?" he asked, his voice cutting through my protests like a knife.

The authority in his voice temporarily silenced me as I stood there, pathetically dripping and shivering. wrapped in his coat like a child.