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?

The boy was the son of the Alpha King, and heir to the

pressure or anything.

in our Pack. If anyone can take care of him, it’s her.”

continued to study me carefully.

repeated back in a confused

in my

entire body felt like it would explode from the sheer emotion of

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 that came with much physical

these years, Asher Collins was still the most beautiful man

ever seen.

and I

to examine me, and it took all of my effort to keep from shaking.

I knew in my heart

inferno had destroyed my face, distorted my voice, and taken my wolf away.

is?”

stare all he want.

I

the same woman I once was.

I replied politely. “My name is

paused for a

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

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

care of this Pack for many years. I’m well-versed in injuries, illnesses, and bites such as the one your son has sustained.

that sent a

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

cure to the boy’s bite without first identifying the viper. Different snakes have different venom, and the severity of his injury will depend

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