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

this. The older woman’s face was

this behind

If it really was

what would she gain in killing the Alpha

wasn’t an idiot. If

ignoring on my plate and raised

as I carved

and Margaret followed suit. We all ate quietly, and the sound

while later, Margaret cleared

forgive me, Healer Ca ssandra, and don’t take offense to

though 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

son, Cas sandra?” Margaret

the older woman sipped at her wine, I swallowed

old,” I

it would have been strange for me to refuse to say or even to lie.

a moment, my heart raced as they glanced at one another. But then, they

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

confusion. Marco was six years old? I’d assumed that given our past, Adalyn would have given birth five years ago. But six? She hadn’t seemed pregnant

away. “Finnick is a little shy, but I’m sure he would love

the Wild

glass.

scoffed rudely as she swirled,

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,

“Not much better than

Margaret hissed with a roll of her eyes, and then she turned to me with a calculated expression. “Who takes care of Finnick while you’re working, Healer

babysitter for me. It’s been a huge

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