Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 25 Where was she from?

CA SSANDRA

The Alpha King’s tone told me all I needed to know. This was not a request, it

was an order, and it was one I couldn’t refuse.

“Oh,” I remarked quietly, and then I nodded. “Yes, Your Majesty. Thank you.”

Asher released his hold on my arm and then nodded back before gesturing to the luxury car. “Let’s go then, Mrs. Keller,”

My name on his lips sounded so strange, but I couldn’t let myself freeze up now. I wanted nothing more than for him to call me by my true name, but that could never happen again.

I followed the Alpha King to the car, and once we were there, a se rvant held the door open for us. Just as we were climbing in, I heard a familiar voice calling my

name.

“Ca ssy!” Marley yelled, and when I turned around, I saw her running toward me with great speed. Jasper wasn’t too far behind, and a smile broke out on my face.

I met her halfway, and she threw her arms around me when we met. We hugged each other tightly, and once we parted, Jasper and I exchanged nods.

“Oh, I can’t believe you’re leaving,” Marley said sadly, and her eyes welled up at little with tears. “What am I going to do without you, Ca ssy?”

I smiled back at her and rested my hand on her arm. “You’re going to be an excellent healer, Marley. I promise you can do this.”

“I don’t know,” Marley replied, but I shook my head.

“You can do this,” I repeated. After a moment, my best friend nodded and then wiped the tears from her eyes.

more than capable of handling things without me. Our patients needed

insisted,

we both knew there was little chance of that actually happening. Once I got to Anemond and became a royal healer, it was unlikely that I

ailments.

beside us, and Asher was in the passenger seat. As the Alphal King, he should have been

when I turned to look back, Marley was waving goodbye. I waved back and watched her figure grow smaller and smaller until it was gone completely.

at the road ahead of

we reached the turn that

and a strange sensation went through me. Once again, I was leaving behind all that I knew, only

of us, along with the driver, rode along in silence for a few hours. Finnick closed his eyes and fell asleep, and then Marco right

Asher’s eyes met mine through the mirror and then

narrowed.

softened tone so as not to wake the boys. “I heard from Alpha Gareth that you arrived at the Wild Crawler Pack five years

little in my chest. His tone was casual enough, but why was he bringing this up now? Sure, there was plenty of time

my past seemed like a loaded topic.

was he

brought me to the Pack. five

where are you from

searched my mind quickly and then came up with an answer.

Pack, Your Majesty.”

of the answer in a long time. Years ago, worry had painted my mind-

Pack. Emmett had decided that was the perfect answer. Members of that Pack used to be nomads, he’d explained. They traveled along the territory line as a Pack and moved with the

Chase,” Asher repeated back, and through the mirror, I could see his raised brow.

answer had

haven’t you registered your origin in Wild Crawler?” he asked suspiciously. “You know that’s