Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 8 She had to run!

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I remained in bed with Finnick for a while and stared lovingly at his adorable face as he dreamt. Part of me could have stayed here forever, holding my sweet baby boy in my arms, but the other part knew there was so much to do.

I carefully tucked Finnick deep into the covers, and once I was sure he wasn’t going to wake, I quietly slipped out of his room and headed toward mine down the. hall. I gently closed the door behind me, and once it was shut, I released the sigh I’d been holding onto for hours now.

This was all such a mess, and there was only one thing I could do.

I had to pack- not for Anemond, but somewhere else.

I needed to take Finnick and run as far away as we could.

I didn’t see any other choice. My son and I couldn’t go to Anemond.

So, I started moving around my room and got to packing.

I grabbed only the essentials- a few pairs of clothes, some money I’d stashed away, necessary toiletries, and the legal documents I needed to hold onto for Finnick’s sake. We wouldn’t need much for now and couldn’t afford to be bogged down by material possessions.

In a little while, I would pack a bag for Finnick. I knew this was going to upset him, but I saw no other option. I would try to entice the offer as much as I could, but with how sensitive he was… I could only hope he would understand one day.

set aside, I went to the bathroom and splashed some water on my face. When I stared at the mirror, I noticed my dark green eyes were bloodshot and my skin was paler than

that

my leaving. I knew that

for Marley. The clinic was crowded with so many patients sick with whatever illness was plaguing the Pack. It was difficult to manage it all

her own.

no other choice.

knew she would understand, especially when she got to the part of the note about Finnick. She knew our children were the world to us, and as my friend, I knew she would

Alpha King would likely lose interest in a healer from a small backwoods Pack quickly.

we’d built here.

had

fully convinced of this decision until Finnick had asked his questions. If I’d obeyed orders, things would have become too dangerous for my son. He was eager to know all about the Alpha

was too afraid that Asher would find out about Finnick’s identity and lineage. I couldn’t lose my son. We had to get as far away from Asher Collins as

around at my room. It was paining me to know that we would have to -leave all of

was then I thought of Emmett.

been Emmett’s house. When he’d saved me

ago, he’d brought me out here. I’d been covered in blisters and my skin had been marred and blo ody. It took months to fully heal from the damage I’d sustained,

stay here in the Wild Crawler Pack. He didn’t love me, of course, but he

risk to save someone who should have been dead back in Anemond. I asked why he’d bothered to save someone the royal family had wanted dead. He’d gotten a strange. look on his face and then offered

help someone sick

become a healer like him. I wanted to repay his gratitude by working hard and making a name for myself.