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

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

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

my vision grew cloudy with tears

the bear and the cave crashed over

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

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

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

strange look crossed Marley’s

she let out a small sigh. “He was the one who found you out in

in surprise.

had found

sense, I supposed. Before I’d lost consciousness, the last

it possible I hadn’t hallucinated after all?

but the effort sent

Marley remarked. “When he explained the situation to

in confusion. “What do you mean?”

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,

surprise and

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

“Wow,” I uttered.

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

surprising,” I

escorted me

other part of me was grateful

all was so strange.

so strange, Ca ssandra. It was like he was a completely different person than he’d been when we were taking care of his

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

to stress your

I

my eyes as I suddenly became aware of the rest of the

I wondered even though I was scared of the answer.

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

is sprained.”

My eyes widened.

insisted. “You’re going to be just fine. It’s just gonna take some time to heal. Now,

“Okay,” I agreed.

shifted the covers away from me and got to work