Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 9 Attack

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When I entered my son’s room, I half-expected him to be awake, but he was

fast asleep.

He had his arms wrapped around his favorite teddy bear, Teddy, and for a moment, I didn’t want to wake him up. He seemed so peaceful, and I was about to put him through so much stress.

But not as much as I would be if we went to Anemond.

So, I leaned down and gently touched his arm.

“Finnick,” I whispered, and when he didn’t rouse, I said his name again. After a moment, his nose crinkled and his eyes blinked open.

“Mommy?” he said, and he yawned lightly.

“Sorry to wake you, baby,” I said, and I gave him my most apologetic smile. “We have to go.”

“Go?” he repeated back in a confused voice. “Go where?”

“I’ll tell you on the way there,” I explained. “For now, we just need to get ready,

okay?”

Finnick nodded, though his gray eyes were concerned. I pulled the covers aside and helped him down. We walked over to the closet, and we got him dressed.

After I zipped up his jacket, I picked out a couple of fresh sets of clothes and packed them in a small backpack.

“Put this on,” I instructed him.

“Can Teddy come?” he asked hopefully, and he glanced over at the stuffed bear he’d left on the bed. I studied the toy carefully. We were running low on room, but Teddy was his favorite toy. I couldn’t ask him to leave it behind when I was already asking so much of him.

have to put him in your backpack,

put Teddy in his bag, and once he was secure it was

we were fully dressed, I did a quick scan of the house. It seemed like I had remembered everything we needed. I glanced at

into my arms and held

on tight, baby,” I said, and I wrapped my jacket

further.

out of the house and into

was completely empty, with only the streetlights out to light our way. I glanced around and made sure we were alone. Luckily, everyone else seemed to be asleep. I held Finnick tight and

fear.

way there, Finnick let out a soft sound of

Mommy?” he asked, and his tone was

“I’m so sorry we have to go there, I know you don’t

we have to go?” he pressed. I considered

man we saw today. He’s very bad and very

wasn’t a total lie. Asher Collins wasn’t a

he had done to

reply, I asked him the question I know he didn’t want to hear.

firmly. “I’m not afraid. Let’s leave. I’ll protect

he tried to wiggle in my arms. “Not before we pass the sentinels. Just stay here

my son closer to my chest, and

was a short interval just before midnight when

away.

quickened my pace and

it there, and to my delight, there were no guards. around. I let out a sigh of relief and then walked straight into the forest..

down and reached into my pack. I’d brought a flashlight, a compass, and a knife with

expert navigator, but I knew enough to get us through. We needed to avoid the forbidden section of the forest, so I had to find us a shortcut that would get us out of Wegalla, If

take every precaution to keep us safe. Now that I couldn’t shift, I needed to keep my wits about me and keep us from making too many sounds or running into any predators.. Luckily

through me. Putting Finnick in this

our walk through

us were too afraid to speak. We continued on for an hour in complete silence, carefully maneuvering through the sp ikey trees