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

malicious Northerners… they all wanted my power, and that was all.

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

she said simply. “I’ll do my best,

I

and for a moment, I continued to study

they looked nothing alike. They had completely different faces and their demeanors were entirely different. Cora was lively and outgoing, while Ca ssandra was

boy. “How old is your

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

Ca ssandra’s deep green eyes widened as

managed. Uneasiness painted

she simply uncomfortable with me because

teapot. She streamed steaming hot tea into her cup and then gently set the teapot back down. She passed the

were finished and

ssandra?” I wondered. “Or perhaps your husband? Emmett, you said his

of Finnick’s

suddenly twitched, causing her teacup to crash to the ground. It shattered upon impact and the pieces flew everywhere, all over the floor.

profusely, and her big eyes 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

“It’s ok

as I dried myself off. “It

Ca ssandra dropping the cup seemed a little convenient. Had something about my question flustered her

thing was for sure, Ca ssandra Keller

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