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.

“No one in Anemond would

of this. The older woman’s

directed this

If it really was Margaret who wanted

what would she gain in

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

food I’d been ignoring on my plate

a theory,” I mused as I carved

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

a little while later,

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

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

son, Cas

woman sipped at her wine, I swallowed

old,” I answered.

have been strange for

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

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

given our past, Adalyn would have given birth five years ago. But six? She

splendid idea,” I remarked as I 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

the Wild Crawler

glass.

as she

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

she said, unimpressed. “Not much better than a

me with a calculated

replied. “The Alpha King generously designated her to be a babysitter for

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