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 correctly?

around us, 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 Marley’s hands.

or anything.

Majesty,” Sofia answered him. “Cassy is the best healer in our

eyes continued to study me carefully.

in a confused

in my

at Asher. It’d been five years since I’d seen his handsome face, and my entire body felt like it would explode from the sheer emotion of it all. I never thought I’d see him

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 skin was

of these years, Asher Collins

ever seen.

mine, and I was no longer his.

ssy?” he addressed me directly. He leaned in closer as if to examine me, and it took all of my effort to keep from shaking.

a clue of my past identity, but I knew in my heart that I looked too different now to

destroyed my face, distorted my voice, and taken my wolf

is?”

stare all he want.

I

was no longer the same woman I once

I replied politely. “My name is Ca

Alpha King paused for a moment.

asked, and when I didn’t answer, he clarified. “Healer,

humble, but his stern expression told me I – needed to be confident in my abilities.

well-versed in injuries, illnesses, and bites such as the

in a low voice that sent a chill down my spine. “Let’s

friendly. Still, I took a long, deep breath, and then

find the cure to the boy’s bite without first identifying the viper. Different

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