Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 41

Chapter 41 Splendid idea

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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.

is right,” she agreed. “No one

this. The older woman’s face was highly suspicious, and she had

she directed this behind closed

I wasn’t sure. If it really was Margaret who wanted to kill Asher, she could

gain in

but she wasn’t an idiot. If Asher died, Kane would be

the food I’d been ignoring on my

theory,” I mused as I carved into

as I attended to my food, and after a little while, Adalyn and Margaret followed suit. We all ate quietly, and

while later, Margaret cleared her

me, Healer Ca ssandra, and don’t

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. This whole encounter was

son, Cas sandra?” Margaret changed the

her wine,

years old,” I

uneasy answering Asher’s stepmother’s question, but it would have been strange for me

a moment, my heart raced as they glanced at

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

energy to not frown in confusion. Marco was six years old? I’d assumed that given our past, Adalyn would have

pushed the thoughts away. “Finnick is a little shy, but I’m sure he would love to have a friend here. He left his best

Wild Crawler

glass.

she swirled, her

I retorted. Maintaining a calm. tone of voice was nearly impossible, but I managed to do it well enough. I wasn’t looking to start a fight with Asher’s wife, but the beautiful, mean

“Not much better than

eyes, and then she turned to me with a calculated expression. “Who takes care of Finnick while you’re working, Healer

King generously designated her to be a babysitter for me. It’s been a huge relief and

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