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.

“No one in Anemond

if Margaret had something to do with any of this. The older woman’s face was

this behind

put it past her, but I wasn’t sure. If it really was Margaret who wanted to kill Asher, she could have done it much

gain in killing the

that her son could take the throne, but she wasn’t an idiot. If Asher died, Kane would be

ignoring on my plate and raised

mused as I carved

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

a little while later, Margaret cleared

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

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 suspicious and strange. Neither woman could be trusted. Hell,

old is your son, Cas sandra?” Margaret

woman sipped at her wine,

old,” I answered.

a little uneasy answering Asher’s stepmother’s question, but it would have been strange for me to refuse to say or

a moment, my heart raced

with a smile. “Since they’re so close in age, I’m

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

is a little shy, but I’m sure

Wild

glass.

she swirled, her wine

I retorted. Maintaining a calm. tone of voice was nearly impossible, but I managed to do it well enough. I wasn’t looking

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

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

to be a babysitter for me. It’s been a

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