Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 29

ASHER

Chapter 29 Her secret

Why did I trust Cas sandra Keller?

That was a great question. But I was completely surprised when the healer asked it, and even more surprised when I realized her question had a point.

I hadn’t told anyone about my ailment apart from Lancel. My most trusted guard had been attempting to investigate the mark for me, but it hadn’t been going well. Besides him, no one else knew I had the disease. Not the royal healers or even Adalyn.

So, why was I willing to entrust this secret to a healer from a mostly forgotten

Pack on the border?

In all honesty, I didn’t know why, but something in my gut told me she could be trusted. When I’d shown her my mark back in Alpha Gareth’s meeting room, I hadn’t thought about it twice. Trusting her felt natural as if she were someone I’d known for years.

But in reality, it was unnatural, strange even.

Why would I trust a village healer?

So, I reached into my mind and crafted an answer for Ca ssandra Keller that seemed passable. I told her it was nothing, just a calculated choice. I hated to lie, but I needed to do so to cover for myself.

My father, the late Alpha King, once told me that the king should trust no one. I’d never believed him until I myself became king and realized that Anemond was full of traitors and liars who sought to sway me in their favor. They smiled at me and treated me favorably, but their reasons for doing so only came down to one thing.

Power.

Goddess only knew there were plenty of others who wanted to replace

and stepbrother, Adalyn’s family, the malicious Northerners… they all wanted my power, and that was all. I

Keller considered my answer for a moment, and then she tucked

see,” she said simply. “I’ll

I

continued to study her. Something about

completely different faces and their demeanors were entirely different. Cora was lively and outgoing, while Ca ssandra was calm and thoughtful. Still,

old is your son, Healer Ca

I couldn’t figure out why. Despite her quiet nature, she was prone to fear and it made her seem

before she could answer, and Ca ssandra’s deep

she managed. Uneasiness painted her

she simply uncomfortable with me because of my

teacups from the silver tray and then carefully picked up the teapot. She streamed steaming hot tea into her cup and then gently set the teapot back down. She passed the cup down to Finnick, who accepted it quietly

until they were finished and then

have gray eyes, Ca ssandra?” I wondered. “Or

I was still a little curious of Finnick’s eye color.

It shattered upon impact and the pieces flew everywhere, all over the floor. Hot liquid sprayed me, and I hissed

flashed in horror. She rose to her feet in a flash and started collecting the shards from the floor. Meanwhile, I reached forward, grabbed a napkin, and began to

“It’s ok

myself off. “It was an

mind wondered how much of an accident it was. The timing of Ca ssandra dropping the

sure, Ca ssandra Keller

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