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?

my lower lip trembled as I

Is he alright? And how

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

and my vision grew

the cave

Marley shook her head. “Finnick is perfectly fine. He’s a little bruised but that’s it. Now, I’m serious, take a deep breath. Doctor’s orders. You’re in pretty rough shape

friend’s advice and took a long, deep breath. A few minutes later, when I was in

the bear?” I wondered, and my eyebrows creased together. “And how did I get

crossed

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

in

Collins had

a little sense, I supposed. Before I’d lost consciousness, the last face I remembered seeing was Asher’s.

it possible I hadn’t hallucinated

but the effort sent another pang of pain

of the night,” Marley remarked. “When he explained

“What

with me and ordered me 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

in surprise

arrived at the clinic, he was so gentle with you,” she explained. “You were passed out cold, and he handled you so carefully. He helped me

“Wow,” I uttered.

have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. He could have sent a guard to handle the whole thing, but he wouldn’t let anyone else into the clinic the entire time I was taking care of your injuries. Then he carried you himself all the way here to

surprising,” I remarked.

me back to

King being in my small house, but the other part of me was grateful that he’d intervened and helped Marley get me home safe. That meant more to me than I could express, even if

was so

for the Pack House. It was so strange, Ca ssandra. It was like he was a completely different person than he’d been when we were taking

I said. When I tried to readjust myself in bed, my shoulder cried out in

careful,” she urged. “You’re going to stress your body

I

the rest of the pain. It was there in my abdomen,

is it?” I wondered even though I

gonna lie, it’s not great,” Marley replied, and she gave me an apologetic look. “The bear’s claws scratched your stomach up pretty

is sprained.”

My eyes widened.

It’s just gonna take some time to heal. Now, I’m gonna take a look

“Okay,” I agreed.

carefully shifted the covers away from me