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

words. “What’s going on? Is he alright? And how did I get here in the

perfectly safe. He’s back at the Pack House with the Alpha and Luna. They’re taking good care

h-hurt?” I stammered, and my vision

bear and the cave

little bruised but that’s it. Now, I’m serious, take a deep breath. Doctor’s orders. You’re in pretty

advice and took a long,

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

strange look crossed Marley’s face.

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

in surprise.

Collins had found

lost consciousness, the last face I remembered seeing was

it possible I hadn’t

up, but the effort sent another pang of pain

to get a call from him in the middle of the night,” Marley remarked. “When he

“What do you

“Well, he was extremely angry. He was super short-tempered with me and ordered me to get to the clinic-to help. I totally understand the urgency, and I would

asked in surprise and she

so gentle with you,” she explained. “You were passed out cold, and he handled you so carefully. He helped me get you down on the table and made sure you

“Wow,” I uttered.

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

I

Collins had personally escorted me back to my

felt strange about the idea of the Alpha 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

all was so strange.

the Pack House. It was so strange, Ca ssandra. It was like he was a

in bed, my shoulder cried out in pain, and I let out a soft cry. Marley immediately reached out

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

I

the rest of the pain. It was there in my

it?” I wondered even

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

is sprained.”

My eyes widened.

just gonna take some time to heal. Now, I’m gonna take a look at your stomach and make sure nothing is bleeding, okay?”

“Okay,” I agreed.

shifted the covers away from me and got to