Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 43

Chapter 43 Kids fight

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The next day in the lab, I was hard at work when I realized Becky was staring at

“What’s wrong?” I asked, and I smoothed my hair down. “Is my hair sticking straight up or something? Do I have something in my teeth?”

“No, no,” Becky assured me, but her expression said otherwise. “Did you have some trouble sleeping last night?”

“How did you know?” I wondered.

“Your eyes are swollen,” my assistant pointed out gently. Heat spread to my cheeks, and I took my protective goggles off. I was hoping it wasn’t that noticeable, but apparently, that wasn’t the case.

After I’d gotten Finnick to sleep, I’d gone to my own bed and cried into the early hours of the morning. Hearing about Marco and the way Asher had used him to mourn my loss had been such a heavy burden to learn about, and I wasn’t processing it well.

But I couldn’t think of that now. There was too much work to be done.

“Anyway,” I said slowly, and then I shifted the subject. “Becky, have you found anything more about Udosyn?”

I likely knew the answer, but I couldn’t help but ask anyway. Becky and I had checked all of the medical books that the royal healers had access to, but there was

no mention of Udosyn.

But surprisingly, Becky didn’t say no straight away.

“Becky?” I prompted her again. “What is it?”

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doesn’t matter,” I assured her. “Any bit

realized last night that I’ve heard the name Udosyn before,”

leaned back against the counter

throat. “I was so little when I heard it that I had to make sure I wasn’t- imagining it. So, I went and spoke with my mother this morning. She told me that

I admitted.

“It’s all a little hazy. But according to the story, as my mom remembers it, Udosyn was created by an

and my eyebrows knitted together. “How did your mother know about

to be an assistant in the royal library,” my assistant answered, and she tucked a lock of dark red hair behind her ear. “I guess she read it in one of the books. But that was many years ago. She couldn’t remember the rest of the

much of anything about sorcery. Not many people in Wegalla did either for that matter. All I could recall was mentions of it from historical books. See, sorcery had been wiped out of the continent centuries ago because people believed it to be

way I could try to find the book your mother talked about?” I wondered, but Becky

she replied with an apologetic glance. “You’d need permission from

visit.”

Things couldn’t be easy, especially here in Anemond. This place

know it’s just a little information, but it might go a long way in helping us find the truth.”

course,” Becky replied, and she offered me a smile. For a moment, she reminded me of Marley. My heart ached. I missed

back on and turn back to my work, the doors of the laboratory flew open, and in burst Erika. The maid’s normally kind eyes were frantic, and her hair was falling

through heavy breath, and she took a moment to collect herself. “I’m so sorry to rush in like this.”

over to her side. “What’s going on? You seem

“I’m in a hurry and

I hadn’t meant for my tone to be so harsh, but I was getting scared by the look on her

with Prince Marco,” the maid revealed, and

No.

No, no, no.

knew this would

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