Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 11 Alpha King found her?

CA SSANDRA

When I awoke, my vision was blurred, and my head swam with incoherent thoughts. As I fought back the dizziness, my eyes began to adjust, and images of the Moon Goddess and the Holy Moon appeared.

For a moment, I stared at them and wondered if this was the afterlife.

Had the bear managed to take my life? Was I… dead?

Suddenly, the room came into focus, and I recognized the mural I’d painted on my ceiling long ago. I wasn’t dead. I was in my bedroom, tucked tightly into bed.

How had I gotten here?

Suddenly, I felt the soft touch of a warm hand on my arm. When I glanced over, I caught sight of Marley.

“Oh Ca ssandra,” she gushed in pure relief, and her pale green eyes glittered with tears. “You’re awake!”

It took me a moment to register everything. I blinked a few times and then I smiled up at my dear friend. “H-hi, M-Marley.”

The effort of speaking hurt my throat, but I was so relieved to see her that it

didn’t matter.

“I was so worried, Ca ss,” Marley continued on, and she wiped a tear from her cheek. “So extremely worried.”

She then took my hand in hers.

“I’m sorry to scare you,” I managed to say. I wanted to comfort her further, but when I attempted to squeeze her hand, a sharp pain shot through my entire body.

When I winced, she pulled her hand away quickly.

“Oh, Ca ss,” Marley uttered, and her eyes widened. “I’m so sorry, that must have

hurt!”

“It’s… it’s okay,” I said through the pain, and then a thought crossed my mind.

Where was my Finnick?

I glanced around the room, but my son was nowhere to be found. Panic flooded through me, and my heart rate increased exponentially. Had he made it out of that cave? And how had I ended up here anyway?

Finnick?” I asked, and my lower lip

alright? And how did I get

breath,” Marley urged, and her expression grew serious. “Finnick is perfectly safe. He’s back at

and my vision grew cloudy with tears as

bear and the cave crashed over

that’s it. Now, I’m serious, take a deep

it did, I heeded my friend’s advice and took

my eyebrows creased together. “And how did I get back here

strange look crossed Marley’s face.

her eyes, and she let out a small sigh. “He was the one who found you

in surprise.

Collins had found me?

I’d lost consciousness, the last face I remembered seeing

possible I hadn’t hallucinated after all?

effort sent another pang of pain through my chest, so I laid back down. “Wow.”

“When he explained the situation to me, he sounded like he was going to bite

frowned in confusion. “What do

to get to the clinic-to help. I totally understand the urgency, and I would have rushed there in a second anyway to help you, but he was intense, to say the

surprise and she nodded.

he handled you so carefully. He helped

“Wow,” I uttered.

whole thing, but he wouldn’t let anyone else into the clinic the entire time I was taking care of your injuries. Then

surprising,” I remarked.

escorted me

idea of the Alpha King being in my small house, but the other part of me was grateful

was so

and then he left. for the Pack House. It was so strange, Ca ssandra. It was like he was a completely different person than he’d

When I tried to readjust myself in bed, my shoulder cried out in pain, and I let out a soft cry. Marley immediately reached out and supported

be careful,” she urged. “You’re going to stress your body out if you keep moving

I

as I suddenly became aware of the rest of the

it?” I wondered even though

she gave me an apologetic look. “The bear’s claws scratched your stomach up pretty badly, and your shoulder

is sprained.”

My eyes widened.

time to heal. Now, I’m gonna take a look at your

“Okay,” I agreed.

from me and got to