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.

the Moon Goddess only knew there

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

considered my answer for a moment, and then she tucked her long copper hair behind her

said simply. “I’ll do my best,

I

a moment, I continued to study her.

completely different faces and their demeanors were entirely different. Cora was lively and outgoing, while

looked at the boy. “How old is your son,

moment, the healer looked panicked, but I couldn’t figure out why. Despite her quiet nature, she was prone to

Ca ssandra’s deep green eyes widened as if he’d said something

old now, Your Majesty,” she managed. Uneasiness painted her features, and

simply

tea into her cup and then gently set the teapot back down. She passed the cup down to Finnick, who accepted it quietly

waited until they were finished and then continued with my

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

to keep pressing further, but I was still a little curious of Finnick’s

causing her teacup to crash to the ground. It shattered upon impact and the pieces flew

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 dab at my shirt. Luckily it didn’t leave a

“It’s ok

grumbled as I dried myself off. “It was

of an accident it was. The timing of Ca ssandra dropping the cup seemed a little convenient. Had

ssandra Keller had something to

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