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.

is right,” she agreed. “No one in

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

Had she directed this behind

sure. If it really was Margaret who wanted to

would she gain in killing the

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

to the food I’d been ignoring on my plate and raised

just a theory,” I mused as I

food, and after a little while, Adalyn and Margaret followed suit. We all

later,

forgive me, Healer Ca ssandra, and don’t take offense to my questions. I’m just worried

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, no one

son, Cas sandra?”

woman sipped at her wine, I

years old,”

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

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

so close in age, I’m sure Finnick and

given our past, Adalyn would have given birth five years ago. But six? She hadn’t seemed

little shy, but I’m sure he would love to have a friend

Wild Crawler

glass.

peasant?” Adalyn scoffed rudely as she swirled, her

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 woman wasn’t making it easy.

said, unimpressed. “Not much

roll of her eyes, and then she turned to me with a calculated expression. “Who takes care of Finnick while

replied. “The Alpha King generously designated her to be a babysitter for me. It’s been a huge relief

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