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

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

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

my vision grew cloudy with tears as

the bear and the cave crashed over

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 and I

sink in, and when it did, I heeded my friend’s advice and took a long, deep breath. A few minutes later, when I was in a calmer

wondered, and my eyebrows creased together. “And how did I get back here in

crossed

from Anemond brought you here,” she replied with a roll of her eyes, and she let out a small sigh. “He was

gasped in

Collins had found

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

possible I hadn’t hallucinated

me,” I repeated back quietly. I attempted to sit up, but the effort sent another pang of

him in the middle of the night,” Marley remarked. “When he explained the situation to me,

confusion. “What

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 have rushed there in a second anyway to help you, but he

in surprise and she nodded.

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 were

“Wow,” I uttered.

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

surprising,” I remarked.

Collins had personally escorted me back

I felt strange about the idea of the Alpha King being in my small house, but the other part of me was grateful that

all was so strange.

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

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

going to stress your body out if you keep moving around.”

I

my eyes as I suddenly became aware of the rest of the pain. It was there

is it?” I wondered even though I was

not 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.

be just fine. It’s just gonna take some time to heal. Now, I’m gonna take a look at your stomach and make sure nothing is

“Okay,” I agreed.

covers away from me