Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 Alpha King

CASSANDRA

“Well, then you’ll have to tell them to hurry up and find the beast,” Marley remarked beside me, and she rolled her pretty eyes in annoyance. “The sooner the

better.”

The room suddenly grew heavy and my eyes widened.

While part of me agreed with her sentiment, I couldn’t believe she’d been so bold as to say that to the Alpha King. Of course, I wasn’t fully convinced that my friend knew that’s who she’d been addressing. If she had, I doubt she’d have spoken

so tersely.

“Marley!” Sofia exclaimed. The Luna looked shocked and embarrassed at my assistant’s outburst, and her cheeks flushed scarlet.

Asher’s eyes narrowed, and the room fell silent.

“Your Majesty, please excuse her,” Sofia begged, and she offered the Alphal King an apologetic expression and a small bow. “We-”

Asher raised his hand, and the Luna immediately froze in place and shut her

mouth.

“Wait, “Your Majesty’?” Marley whispered. “Oh, holy shit.”

Her expression was awestruck. Clearly, she’d realized who had been addressing us, and her cheeks darkened until they were the same color as Sofia’s.

“Shh,” I whispered as quietly as possible. Luckily, neither Sofia nor the Alphal King seemed to hear us.

Instead, Asher released a huffy sigh.

“Are these two qualified, Sofia?” he asked, and his gray eyes bore into mine intensely. “My son deserves the utmost care, and I will not allow him to be treated by anyone who doesn’t know what they’re doing.”

His… son?

heard him

not to mention Gareth and Sofia’s worried expressions. The boy was the son of the Alpha King, and heir to the Wegalla Empire. His survival was not only of the utmost importance, but it was in mine and

pressure or

Majesty,” Sofia answered him. “Cassy is the best healer in our Pack. If anyone can

King’s eyes continued to study me carefully.

repeated back in a

thrummed in my

explode from the sheer emotion of it all. I never

melt away as I stared back at him. While the years. and likely stress of his position had aged him slightly, he was just as handsome as he was back then. His dark hair fell to his shoulders in soft waves and his

of these years, Asher Collins was still the most beautiful man I’d

ever seen.

mine, and

if to examine me, and

I knew in my heart that I looked too different now to recognize.

voice, and taken my wolf away. No part of my past identity had

is?”

stare all he want.

I

the same woman I once was.

ssandra,” I replied politely. “My name is Ca ssandra Keller, Your Majesty.”

paused

the best?” he asked, and when I didn’t answer,

his stern expression told me I –

Your Majesty. I’ve been taking care of this Pack for many years. I’m well-versed in injuries, illnesses, and bites such as the one your son has sustained. My assistant, Marley, is also well-qualified. We’re going to do everything we can to help.”

in a low voice that sent a chill down my spine. “Let’s see what you can do.”

slightly, but not enough to appear friendly. Still, I took a long,

fought back a shiver. “But it will be difficult to find the cure to the boy’s bite without first identifying the viper. Different snakes have different venom, and

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