Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna novel Chapter 307

(Olivia's POV)

"Slap—"

The sound echoed through the hospital room as my hand connected with Ethan Stone's face. The force of my werewolf strength sent his head snapping to the side, a red mark blooming instantly on his cheek.

My chest heaved with fury, my wolf snarling beneath my skin. How dare he still defend Victoria after everything we'd just heard?

The care aide had confessed everything clearly, yet this blind Alpha couldn't distinguish right from wrong!

"Olivia!" Ethan's voice held shock rather than anger, his amber eyes wide as he touched his reddened cheek.

"Don't you dare 'Olivia' me," I hissed, my emerald eyes flashing with my wolf's rage.

Two years ago, he blindly shielded Victoria when she harmed Lily. Now, Victoria had nearly killed my mother, leaving her in a vegetative state, and he was still defending her!

In his eyes, Lily and my mother's lives were worthless. Only Victoria's life mattered.

The thought of Lily, whose spirit couldn't rest in peace, and my comatose mother fueled my rage. One slap wasn't enough.

"You need to calm down—" Ethan began, his Alpha voice firm.

"Calm down?" I cut him off, my voice rising with each word. "Ethan Stone, Victoria killed Lily and now my mother is a vegetable because of her, and you want me to calm down?"

My hand rose again, the need to strike him overwhelming. My wolf was beyond reason, consumed by grief and rage.

"My mother must have been blind to save you, you ungrateful wretch!" I spat, tears burning in my eyes.

My mother had saved him, only for him to protect the she-wolf who hurt her!

I swung my hand again, connecting with his face in another stinging slap. The sound cracked through the room like a whip.

Sarah Barnes, the care aide, pressed herself against the wall, clearly wishing she could disappear. Her eyes were wide with fear at witnessing the Luna strike the Alpha King.

Victoria cowered behind Ethan, her performance of the terrified victim flawless as always. Her wolf was projecting distress pheromones so strongly that they filled the entire room.

(Ethan's POV)

Her words hit me harder than her slap. My mother saved me? What was she talking about?

Before I could process her meaning, Olivia's hand connected with my face again, the backhand slap catching me off guard.

My reflexes kicked in, my wolf surging as I grabbed her wrist with Alpha strength. The touch sent a jolt through me, a strange familiarity I couldn't place.

"Olivia Winters, do you even know what you're saying?" I demanded, my voice rough with emotion.

Her emerald eyes burned with a conviction that shook me to my core. There was no deception there, only raw, unfiltered truth and pain.

Victoria clutched my arm, releasing distressed pheromones that filled the room. Her wolf whined pathetically, projecting vulnerability that called to my protective instincts.

"Ethan, you don't actually believe her, do you?" Victoria cried, her voice trembling. "Little Orange was so attached to her 'Ice Block Brother,' why wouldn't she acknowledge you?"