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

The

this behind closed doors?

If it really was

furthermore, what would she gain in killing the

but she wasn’t an idiot. If Asher died, Kane would be the

ignoring on my plate

just a theory,” I mused as I

to my food, and after a little while, Adalyn and Margaret followed suit. We all ate quietly, and the sound of our knives and forks against the plates was the only sound.

while later,

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

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, no one in this palace could.

your son, Cas sandra?” Margaret

her

old,” I

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

perked up at the mention of “five years”, and for a moment, my heart raced as they glanced

so close in age, I’m sure Finnick and Marco

not frown in confusion. Marco was six years old? I’d assumed that given our past, Adalyn

a little shy, but I’m sure he would

in the Wild Crawler Pack.”

glass.

peasant?” Adalyn scoffed rudely as she swirled,

of the Wild 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 Asher’s wife, but

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

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

babysitter for me. It’s been a huge relief and help.

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