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?

asked, and my lower

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

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

and my vision grew cloudy

the cave crashed

I’m serious, take a deep breath. Doctor’s

when it did, I heeded my friend’s advice and took a long,

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

look crossed Marley’s face.

and she let

gasped in

Collins had found

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

possible I hadn’t hallucinated after all?

but the effort sent another pang of pain through my

the night,” Marley remarked. “When he explained the situation to me, he sounded like he

“What do

ordered me to get to the clinic-to help. I totally understand the urgency, and

asked in surprise and she

were passed out cold, and he handled you so carefully. He helped me get you down on the table

“Wow,” I uttered.

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.

surprising,” I remarked.

Collins had personally escorted me back to my house?

grateful that he’d intervened and helped Marley get me home safe. That meant more to

all was so strange.

were comfortable, and then he left. 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

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

to stress your body out if

I

I suddenly became aware of the rest of the pain. It was there in my abdomen, my arm,

is it?” I wondered even though I was scared of the answer.

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

is sprained.”

My eyes widened.

“You’re going to 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

“Okay,” I agreed.

shifted the covers away from me