Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 18 Her lost necklace

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Much to my excitement, when Amalia brought me to my intended room, Finnick was waiting for me on the other side of my door. His little face lit up with. excitement, and his normally serious gray eyes widened as he grinned at me.

“Mommy!” he exclaimed, and he rushed over to meet me. I’d half-expected him to look a little rough around the edges after our encounter with the bear in the woods, but Finnick looked perfectly healthy.

He threw his arms around me, and I fought back a sound of pain as he squeezed.

“Careful, baby,” I said softly as tears welled in my eyes. “I’m still a little sore.

“Oh,” he realized, and he let go and took a step back. “I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be,” I assured him, and then I gave him a look over. “Are you doing okay, sweetheart? I’ve been so worried about you.”

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“I’m better now, Mommy,” he assured me, and he gave me a tiny smile. “I was a little scared at first, but after I took a warm bath and got some new clothes, I was feeling better.”

Suddenly, a strange look crossed his face, and he noticed my bandages.

“Are you okay?” he whispered, and he gently touched my arm.

“I’m okay,” I assured him, and I carefully lowered myself down to his level. “Can I tell you a secret?”

Finnick nodded.

“I was a little scared too,” I admitted. “But Marley patched me right up and gave

fine in a little bit. I’m just going to need some rest and a lot of love from my favorite

asked excitedly, and when I nodded, his smile

favorite person, too,” he

tour of the room. It was incredibly sp acious and painted a lovely deep green. The floors were a rich dark

stomach rumbled

Mommy?” Finnick asked.

I

her

if you’d like to join him for dinner?” she asked,

“My body aches pretty badly, and I haven’t seen him since last night.”

replied. “The Alpha will be fine to accommodate you. I will bring you dinner here.”

you, Amalia,” I said.

maid smiled at me and then disappeared from the room. Once the door had closed behind her, I gestured to the pair

son’s

and once we

breath.

with the King to Anemond,” I revealed.

a moment, but he managed to keep

in a couple

the capital of the werewolf empire. I’d often heard him and Dominic, Sofia’s son, talking about

questions. He wanted to know all about it, what it looked like, how the people there lived, and what kind of clothing they wore so that he could blend in. He

I was glad Finnick hadn’t asked me why I’d -had a change of heart. He also hadn’t brought up the Alpha King, and I

that

to go play with Dominic before bed. I knew Finnick was probably bursting with excitement to tell his best friend all about going to Anemond, and admittedly, I was relieved to have a second to breathe. All of this talk of Anemond had me feeling stressed

in the woods. It was tucked in the corner of the

there. All seemed to be in order… except for one thing. I rifled through my things again, but it was definitely

a moonstone pendant in the pocket of the