Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 41

Chapter 41 Splendid idea

CA SSANDRA

As I stared back at Margaret, I pushed down my disbelief and tried to keep my face as neutral as possible. Asher’s stepmother’s words were harsh, but I couldn’t let her threaten me.

“Rest assured, I’m being completely honest with you,” I said calmly. “The Alpha King was especially concerned after the viper appeared here at Merliscire, and wanted a thorough investigation done on the beast.”

“Were there any findings?” Margaret practically demanded. The woman’s nostrils flared in agitation, and her mouth pursed as she awaited my reply.

“Yes,” I confirmed, and I made sure to keep my tone as even as possible as leaned forward. “The viper that attacked the Alpha King seemed to be raised deliberately by someone-”

“What does that mean?” she interrupted me, and her eyes narrowed further.

“The essence released in the bite wasn’t venom,” I revealed. “It was an artificial

poison.”

The moment the words left my lips, a strange feeling moved through me. I didn’t regret blurting out the words, but I wasn’t sure how the pair of women would react to it.

Adalyn’s face shifted first and contorted into an expression of shock and.

concern.

“That’s in

she managed. “No one would dare to sneak a poison under the Alpha King’s nose. There’s no way someone in Merliscire would dare.”

Meanwhile, Margaret’s face looked panicked, but only for a single second. She regained her composure quickly and nodded.

agreed. “No one

with any of this. The older woman’s face was highly suspicious,

Had she directed this

it really was Margaret who wanted to kill Asher, she could have done

she gain in killing the Alpha King?

might still be deluded into thinking that her son could take the throne, but she wasn’t an idiot. If Asher died,

I’d been ignoring on my plate and raised my

a theory,” I mused as I

to my food, and after a little while, Adalyn and Margaret followed suit. We all ate quietly, and the sound

little while later,

in a softened tone. “Please forgive me, Healer Ca ssandra, and don’t take offense to my questions. I’m just worried about

even though I didn’t mean it. I wasn’t going to press the issue further, but I was definitely taking note of the way Adalyn and Margaret were acting.

your son, Cas sandra?” Margaret changed the

older woman sipped at her wine, I swallowed back a gulp.

years old,”

stepmother’s question, but it would have been strange for me to refuse to say

of “five years”, and for a moment, my heart raced as they glanced at

Margaret mentioned with a smile. “Since they’re so close in age, I’m sure Finnick and Marco could be good

confusion. Marco was six years old? I’d assumed that given our past, Adalyn would have given birth five years ago. But six? She hadn’t seemed pregnant six years

splendid idea,” I remarked as I pushed the thoughts away. “Finnick is a little shy, but I’m sure he would love to have

Wild

glass.

as she swirled, her wine

Alpha, actually,” I retorted. Maintaining a calm. tone of voice was nearly impossible, but I managed to do it well enough. I

she said, unimpressed. “Not much better than a peasant, then.”

with a roll of her eyes, and then she turned to me with a

a babysitter for me. It’s been a huge relief and help.

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