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?

where’s Finnick?” I asked, and my lower lip trembled as I choked

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

serious. “Finnick is perfectly safe. He’s back at

and my vision grew cloudy with tears as memories

the bear and the cave

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

took a long, deep breath. A few minutes

creased together. “And how did I get back here in the first place?”

strange look crossed

of her eyes, and she let out a small sigh. “He was the one who found you out in

in

had found me?

lost consciousness, the last face

hadn’t hallucinated after all?

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

surprise to get a 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 head

frowned in confusion. “What do

and she sat down on the chair beside me. “Well, he was extremely 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 was intense, to say the least. That being said… What he

asked in surprise

he arrived at the clinic, he was so gentle with you,” she explained. “You were passed out cold, and he handled you so

“Wow,” I uttered.

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 the way here

surprising,” I

had personally escorted me back to

of me was grateful that he’d intervened and helped Marley get me home safe. That

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 different person

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

careful,” she urged. “You’re going to stress

I

my eyes as I suddenly became aware of the rest of the pain. It was there in my abdomen, my arm, my head… I was a wreck.

is it?” I wondered even though I was

she gave me an apologetic look. “The

is sprained.”

My eyes widened.

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.

away from