Alpha King Chases Abandoned Luna

Chapter 71

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Ethan's grip was like iron around my wrist, his fingers digging painfully into my

skin as he draggedacross the living room of Rosewood Haven. My struggles were futile against his superior

strength. | felt like a broken doll helpless and small in the face of his rage.

"Letgol" | demanded, my voice stronger than | felt. "You have no right to handlethis way!

His pace never slowed, his amber eyes fixed straight ahead, refusing to even look

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f you truly believe I'm guilty, sendto the police | shouted, hoping to appeal to whatever sense of justice

might remain in him. "Let them investigate properly!"

That finally got a reaction. Ethan stopped abruptly, turning to facewith eyes that had darkened to the color

of burnt honey

"Shut up!" he snarled, his voice vibrating with barely contained fury. "You want the police involved? So you can

manipulate the system again? So you can escape proper justice?"

His accusation strucklike a physical blow. What system had | ever manipulated? When had | ever escaped

justice?

"You're so fearless because you think my grandmother will protect you," he continued, his grip tightening further.

"Just like before."

Understanding dawned, cold and bitter. He thought | was confident because his grandmother would shield me

from consequences, just as he blindly sided with Victoria. The realization stung, despite my attempts to harden

my heart against his betrayal.

1 bit my lip, fighting back tears of frustration. With my free hand, | reached into my pocket and pulled out my

phone. James would help me. He always did.

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Before | could even unlock the screen, Ethan snatched the device from my hand. He powered it off with a

decisive click and tossed it carelessly onto the sofa.

“Ethan, what do you want?" | demanded, struggling to keep my voice steady despite my trembling body. My eyes

burned with unshed tears of anger and fear.

He didn't answer, Instead, he pulledtoward a door | hadn't noticed before, tucked away in a corner of the

room. With a swift motion, he flung it open, revealing a yawning darkness beyond.

My heart stopped. A basement. Dark and forbidding, with stone steps disappearing into blackness.

My entire body went cold with recognition and terror. Not again. Not this.

"Ethan, no!" | pleaded, digging my heels into the floor, fighting his pull with every ounce of strength | possessed.

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