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.

she agreed. “No one in Anemond

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

she directed this behind

past her, but I wasn’t sure. If it really was Margaret who wanted to kill Asher,

gain in killing

an idiot. If Asher died, Kane would be the first suspect, and Margaret would be complicit as well.

I’d been ignoring on

I mused as

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

while later, Margaret cleared

she said in a softened tone. “Please forgive me, Healer Ca ssandra, and don’t take offense to my questions.

of the way Adalyn and Margaret were acting. This whole encounter was suspicious and strange. Neither woman

son, Cas

older woman sipped at her wine,

years old,”

question, but it would have been strange

for a moment, my heart raced as they glanced

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

frown in confusion. Marco was six years old? I’d assumed that given our

a 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

in the Wild

glass.

scoffed rudely as she swirled, her wine around

Crawler’s Alpha, actually,” 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

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

and then she turned to me with a calculated expression. “Who takes

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

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