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

alright? And how did I get

serious. “Finnick is perfectly safe. He’s back at the Pack House with the Alpha and Luna. They’re taking

h-hurt?” I stammered, and my vision

the

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 and I don’t want you

I heeded my friend’s advice and took a long, deep breath. A few

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

strange look crossed

roll of her eyes, and she let out

in

had

I supposed. Before I’d lost

hadn’t hallucinated after

I attempted to sit up, but the effort sent another pang

middle of the night,” Marley remarked. “When he explained the situation to me, he sounded like he was going to bite

confusion. “What

understand the urgency, and I would have rushed there in a second anyway to help you, but he was intense, to say the least. That being said… What he did really changed my opinion

surprise and she

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

“Wow,” I uttered.

could have sent a guard to handle the whole thing, but he wouldn’t let anyone else into

surprising,” I

had personally escorted me back to my

small house, but the other part of me was grateful that he’d intervened and helped

was

sure you were comfortable, and then he left. for the Pack House. It was so strange, Ca ssandra. It was

to readjust myself in bed, my shoulder cried out in pain, and I let out a

she urged. “You’re going to stress your body out

I

became aware of the rest of the pain. It

it?” I wondered even though I was

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

is sprained.”

My eyes widened.

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

“Okay,” I agreed.

the covers away from me and got to work