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

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

I nodded, his smile grew

person, too,” he

shared another careful hug, I rose to my feet, and Finnick gave me a tour of the room. It was incredibly sp acious and painted a lovely deep green. The floors were a rich

rumbled a little.

you hungry, Mommy?” Finnick

I

her throat.

join him for dinner?” she asked, and I considered the request for a

asked. “My body aches pretty badly, and I haven’t seen him

be fine to accommodate you. I will bring you dinner

you, Amalia,” I

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

can we talk?” I asked. My son’s

the chairs, and once we were seated, I took a deep

breath.

going to be going with the King to

sparkled for a moment, but

nodded. “Yes. We leave in a

tell he was at least a little excited. Every child was curious about the capital of the werewolf

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 seemed so thrilled by the prospect of seeing a new city, and

I was glad Finnick hadn’t asked me why I’d -had a change of heart. He also hadn’t

that subject entirely.

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

from my seat and decided to check the backpack I’d left behind in the woods. It was tucked in the corner of the room, and covered

everything was there. All seemed to be in order… except for one

the pocket of the backpack and sealed it