Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

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?

I heard him correctly?

of the Alpha King, and heir to the Wegalla Empire.

pressure or

Sofia answered him. “Cassy is the best healer in our Pack. If anyone can take care of him, it’s

eyes continued to

repeated back in

in my chest as if

felt like it would explode from the sheer emotion of it all. I never thought I’d see him again, yet here he was, standing before me with the same gray eyes I’d peered into with all my love so many years ago.

to 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 skin was perfectly tan and clear. He was muscular yet lean, and with his arms folded in front of him, I could see the prominent veins

after all of these years, Asher Collins was still the most

ever seen.

longer mine, and I was no longer

He leaned in closer as if to examine me, and it took all of my effort to keep from

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

face, distorted my voice, and taken my wolf away. No part of my past

is?”

stare all he want.

I

longer the same

“My name

Alpha King paused

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

his stern expression told

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

but not enough to appear friendly. Still, I took a long, deep breath, and

my best,” I promised, and I fought back a shiver. “But it will be difficult to find the cure to the boy’s bite