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.

some things set aside, I went to the bathroom and splashed some water on my face. When I stared at the mirror, I noticed my

about that

note to Marley explaining the circumstances of my leaving. I knew that if my friend didn’t see me at

be difficult for Marley. The clinic was crowded with so many patients sick with whatever illness was plaguing the Pack. It was difficult

her own.

had no other choice.

part of the note about Finnick. She knew

interest in a healer from a small backwoods Pack quickly. Perhaps it would all blow over in a couple of weeks, and Finnick and I could resume the

we’d built here.

we had to run.

obeyed orders, things would have become too dangerous for my son. He was eager to

couldn’t

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

then I thought of

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

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, but Emmett took the time to cure me. He’d saved my life and gave me shelter. Once I was better, he taught me to be the healer I now was.

even married me so I could legally stay here in the Wild Crawler Pack. He didn’t love me, of course, but he still did

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 me

to help someone sick or in pain.”

healer like him. I wanted to repay his gratitude by working hard