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“Daddy, are these all bought for Emmy?” I exclaimed, bouncing on my toes. “Emmy likes them all so much, thank you, Daddy! Emmy loves you the most!” 

I was already imagining how jealous my packmates would be when they saw all my new toys. Daddy hadn’t even let me pick anything out, and he’d already chosen so many wonderful gifts 

for me! 

“Emmy, these are for Lily,” Daddy said quietly. “Go pick out what you like yourself.” 

The smile froze on my face. For Lily? The dead pup? 

I remembered now–he’d told me this when we entered the store. I could choose my own gifts, 

while he selected things for Lily. 

I turned away quickly so Daddy wouldn’t see my expression. Jealousy burned in my chest. Why did he need to buy things for a dead pup? Why did Lily Winters still matter so much? 

I stomped over to the shelves to pick out my own toys, my back to Daddy so he wouldn’t see me squeezing a stuffed wolf until its eyes bulged. Even dead, Lily Winters was still competing 

with me. 

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I knelt before Lily’s grave at Sacred Moonlight Cemetery, carefully arranging the new toys I’d purchased. Lucas knelt beside me, helping to wipe dust from her tombstone. 

The pain never lessened. Two years without my daughter, and sometimes I still woke up 

reaching for her, expecting to feel her small body curled against mine. 

“Lily, Mommy brought you some new toys,” I whispered, touching her portrait on the 

tombstone. “The Ice Princess figurine you always wanted.” 

Lucas watched me with gentle eyes. After I finished speaking to Lily, he cleared his throat 

softly. 

“Liv, do you have an answer for what I said to you at the airport that day?” 

I knew why he’d chosen this moment to ask again–here, before Lily. It was his way of 

including her in this important decision, of seeking her approval as well as mine. 

I turned to face him, my heart conflicted but warming to his consideration. Just as I opened 

my mouth to respond, a figure appeared between us. 

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+25 Puntos > 

Ethan stood there, arms laden with beautifully wrapped gifts. He rudely used the packages to 

block Lucas from my view, his amber eyes flashing a warning at the other Alpha before turning to me with a gentleness that made my wolf bristle. 

“Move,” I said coldly. 

“Liv, these are what I specially bought for Lily,” Ethan said, placing his offerings before her 

grave. 

I felt rage bubble up inside me. After years of neglecting her when she was alive, now he 

thought he could buy her affection in death? 

“Lily doesn’t need them,” I snapped, sweeping his gifts aside with one angry motion. “Take 

these to your Emma Frost. Don’t use them to disgust my Lily.” 

Ethan’s lips pressed into a thin line as he watched his carefully selected presents scatter 

across the ground. 

“Alpha King Stone, Lily doesn’t need you to worry about her. I’ll buy her what she likes,” Lucas 

said firmly, standing beside me. 

“Lily is my daughter. I don’t need you to worry about her,” Ethan growled, his eyes darkening as 

he looked at Lucas. 

“Alpha King Stone, you finally know Lily is your daughter?” Lucas’s voice dripped with sarcasm. “If I didn’t know better, I’d think Emma Frost was your biological daughter!” 

Ethan had no response. He moved silently to retrieve the scattered gifts while I prepared to 

leave. I couldn’t stop him from visiting Lily, but I didn’t have to witness it. 

“Lucas, let’s go back,” I said, turning away from Ethan. 

Lucas helped me to my feet. I reached out to touch Lily’s portrait one last time. 

“Lily, Mommy is going back,” I whispered. 

Lucas added, “Lily, don’t worry about your mommy. Uncle Lucas will help you take good care of your mommy.” 

The words were meant for Lily, but also for Ethan to hear. I didn’t contradict Lucas, and from the corner of my eye, I saw Ethan crush a gift box in his hand. 

As we walked away, Lucas deliberately put his arm around my shoulders. I could feel Ethan’s intense gaze following us until we disappeared from sight. 

Behind us, I heard Ethan’s broken whisper to our daughter: “Lily, tell Daddy what you want in 

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your dreams. As long as it’s what you want, Daddy will fulfill it for you.” 

“I only ask that you come to see Daddy in a dream, even if it’s just once!” 

His pain meant nothing to me now. It was two years too late. 

+25 Puntos > 

Lucas drove me back to my cottage in Maple Grove. The encounter with Ethan had left me 

emotionally drained, and Lucas was considerate enough not to press me about his proposal 

again. 

When we arrived, I didn’t immediately get out of the car. I looked at Lucas, struggling to find 

the right words. 

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