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

see me,” Marley insisted, and I nodded my

to Anemond and became a royal healer, it was unlikely that I would be able to leave. My duties would lie in treating the Alpha King of his

ailments.

and then I returned to the car. I helped Finnick get settled into our seats in the back, and then the car door was closed behind me. Marco was seated beside us, and Asher was in the passenger seat. As the Alphal King, he should have been placed in the back and out of harm’s way, but he insisted on

look back, Marley was waving goodbye. I waved back and watched her figure grow smaller and smaller until it was gone completely. I forced my tears back and then turned

at the road ahead of us.

continued down the main road until we reached the turn that took us

leaving behind all that I knew,

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

eyes met mine

narrowed.

wake the boys. “I heard from Alpha Gareth that you

he bringing this up now? Sure, there was plenty

my past seemed like a loaded

was he

I answered anyway. “My husband brought me to the Pack. five years ago.

you from then?”

my mind quickly and then

Pack,

time. Years ago, worry had painted my mind- what if someone. were to question my

used to be nomads, he’d explained. They traveled along

the mirror, I could see his

answer had he

your origin in Wild Crawler?” he asked suspiciously. “You know that’s illegal, right?”