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?

and my lower lip trembled as I

he alright? And how did I get

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

he h-hurt?” I stammered, and my vision grew cloudy

the cave crashed

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

friend’s advice and took a long, deep breath. A few minutes later, when

creased together. “And

crossed Marley’s

replied with a roll of her eyes, and she let out a small sigh.

in surprise.

had found me?

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

hadn’t hallucinated

up, but the effort sent another pang of pain through my chest, so I laid back down.

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

frowned in confusion. “What do

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 was intense, to say the least. That being said… What

surprise and she nodded.

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

“Wow,” I uttered.

wouldn’t have 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 clinic the entire time I was taking care of your injuries. Then he carried you himself all

I

personally escorted me back to

but the other part of me was grateful that he’d intervened and

was so

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

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

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

I

the pain. It was there in my abdomen, my arm, my head…

I wondered even though I was

apologetic

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

“Okay,” I agreed.

the covers away from me