Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 12 Alpha’s meeting

CA SSANDRA

I tried to protest Marley’s proposal, but I knew it was a losing battle. I needed to get some rest so I could be strong enough to see Finnick. Even though he was with Alpha Gareth’s family, my poor boy was probably terrified and worried about me. And I was worried about him.

But I couldn’t deny that I needed rest.

So, I laid back in bed.

Marley told me she’d be downstairs and she’d check on me in a little while, and then she quietly left the room. Once she was gone, I took a long deep breath and tried to process everything she’d told me.

Asher Collins had saved my life.

I closed my eyes after a while and tried to get some rest. Luckily, the medicine Marley had given me was highly effective, and I drifted off quickly, but my sleep was anything but peaceful.

My dreams were plagued with images and nightmares of the inferno along with scenarios of losing my Finnick all because Asher had exposed my real identity. The dreams were strange and twisted, and when I awoke, I was drenched in sweat.

Golden sunlight streamed through the window. I’d been asleep for hours. I managed to carefully sit up without causing myself too much pain, and after I took a long, deep breath, I raised my arm to brush my hair from my forehead. The effort was painful, but it was a relief to get some cold air on my face.

“Marley?” I called out, and my throat strained a little at the effort. The door opened moments later, and Marley entered the room.

“Oh good, you’re awake,” my friend remarked, and she gave me a small smile.

“How are you feeling, Ca ss?”

“Warm,” I admitted, and then I gave her a tiny smile back. “But other than that, I guess I could be a lot worse.”

“That’s exactly what I wanna hear,” Marley replied as she walked over to the bed. Once she reached my side, she started checking my bandages. “It looks like your dressings stayed intact while you slept. That’s great.”

“Definitely,” I agreed, and then I took another deep breath. “Marley, could we go

to the Pack House?”

“In a while,” Marley said slowly, and she offered me an apologetic look. “Let’s get some food in you first, along with some water and another round of medicine, okay?”

I sighed. She was right.

“Okay,” I agreed.

tray with a bowl of soup and some cra ckers, along with a cup of tea and a

feed myself, but Marley wouldn’t let me. She insisted on helping me eat, and as embarrassing as it was to need help with such a normal thing, I knew it

thinking about it, Cas sandra,” Marley mused once I was done with my soup. “There has to be some way to reject

know about that, Marley,” I

gifted as you, at least not

I said, and I

so optimistic even in times of hopelessness

wished she

hour later, Marley helped me get out of bed, and after I changed my clothes and got myself a little more presentable, we decided it was time to go

the Pack House.

the entire time, so it wasn’t nearly as awful as it would have

and we were greeted

he said slowly, and his dark eyebrows creased together. “What

to get Finnick,” Marley explained and she peeked around him into the entryway of

with their guest,”

I

I pleaded. “I’m sure he’s more than ready to go home after everything he’s been

and

Alpha and Luna before you can take him,” he said, and then

Jasper as we followed him -inside. Once the doors were closed behind us, Jasper disappeared and left us in the

entryway.

weird side of people,” Marley remarked. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen Jasper act so… formal.

he had to

just a formality,” I said quietly. “Everyone has to be

eyes. “Leave it to Jasper to

giggled together for a minute until we heard footsteps from down the hall.

murmured, and we gathered our composure.

see you in the meeting

he waved

I exchanged

said, but Jasper shook his

her alone,” he replied,

Γ

nostrils flared