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.

right,” she agreed. “No one in Anemond

of me wondered if Margaret had something to do with any of this. The older woman’s face was highly suspicious, and she had a track

she directed this behind closed

sure. If it really was Margaret who wanted to kill Asher, she could have

gain in killing

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

I’d been ignoring on my

a theory,” I mused as I carved into my steak.

followed suit. We all ate quietly, and the sound of our knives and forks against the plates was

later, Margaret cleared

ssandra, and don’t take offense to my questions. I’m just worried about my son and my grandson.”

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. This whole encounter was suspicious and strange. Neither

is your son, Cas sandra?” Margaret

woman sipped at her wine,

years old,” I answered.

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

at the mention of “five years”, and for a moment, my heart raced as they glanced at one another. But then, they resumed earring.

is six,” Margaret mentioned with a smile. “Since they’re so close in age,

I’d assumed that given our past, Adalyn would have

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

Wild Crawler

glass.

rudely as she

nearly impossible, but I managed to do it well enough. I wasn’t looking

said, unimpressed. “Not much better

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

generously designated her to be a babysitter for me. It’s been a huge relief and help. I appreciate his

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