Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 46 Do you care?

CA SSANDRA

As I stood outside Asher’s study, my heart beat like a drum. I was there to ask the Alpha King for permission to both visit the royal library and take a day off of my duties to show Finnick Anemond, and I was incredibly anxious. I had no idea if Prince Marco or Adalyn had come to him to report what had happened between the boys yesterday, and I wasn’t sure how Asher had taken it if they had.

I took a long, deep breath and then knocked on the door. A moment or two passed and then the door creaked open. Asher stood on the other side.

“Ca ssandra,” he greeted me calmly. “Come in.”

and

He inclined his head toward the study and held the door open for me. I crossed the threshold carefully and glanced around the room. Everything seemed as normal and there didn’t seem to be any weirdness in the air.

Once the door was closed behind us, Asher took a seat at his desk and turned his attention to a stack of documents in front of him. I’d half-expected his steel-like gray eyes to glare at me when I entered, but the Alpha King didn’t seem all that interested in my presence.

“Take a seat,” he instructed absently. “I need to finish some signatures.”

I did as I was told, and as I sat there, I wasn’t sure how to proceed. Did I need to speak up about the incident or should I wait for him to bring it up? Which option. would be perceived better?

Asher got up and left the study before I could make that decision. My foot -bounced as I waited for him to return and I carefully folded my hands in my lap. I

needed to calm down if I was going to handle all of this professionally.

The Alpha King returned five minutes later and then sat back down at his desk.

“My apologies,” he said as he swept his dark brown hair away from his

handsome face. “Now, why are you here, Ca ssandra? Health checks aren’t until next

week.”

“I’m here to ask you a couple of favors, Your Majesty,” I replied politely, and Asher raised a dark eyebrow.

“Oh?”

ask if I could have access to the royal library. For

he repeated back. “What ever for?”

deepened with every sentence and heat rose to my cheeks in anticipation. Did he think we were speaking nonsense? Or that Udosyn was a fairytale

thoughtful nod. “You have my permission.

well as it did. Normally there was resistance or further questioning, but Asher seemed perfectly calm.

had multiple things to request,” Asher brought up, and he

was looking so incredibly handsome in his sapphire blue button-down shirt, and I couldn’t help but notice the way the

my mind. I needed to focus.

explore Anemond with my son,” I stated. “He’s never been to the city before and he

considered the idea and then nodded. “Yes, that’s fine by me. You could use some days off after how hard you’ve

perfectly fine with my requests, and on top of that, he was giving me

was going on?

Lately, every time I was around him, I was reminded of our passionate kissing session. His sighs,

there anything else?” the Alpha King

back into reality and considered my next move. As much as I didn’t want

again and told him

I

matter as possible, and as I explained what

I was finished, he

of this,” he admitted.

“You…

punish us for what Finnick had done after all?

he frowned. “Why were Finnick and Marco together in

Margaret’s idea,” I explained. “She generously

already

understand exactly. Was it you who told Finnick about Marco’s background? And if so… how did you come

in my chest. I had no idea how to answer him without incriminating Erika and I didn’t want Finnick to get