Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 47 Pet store

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As the days went by, I couldn’t get the cold look on Asher’s face out of my mind. It lingered there like a ghost and haunted my every move.

The way he’d dismissed me, the way his lips had drawn into a thin line…

But what else had he expected me to do? I didn’t want to stay here or compète with Adalyn for his affection. I wanted to complete my research, find a cure for the Alpha King’s mysterious condition, and leave Anemond for good.

And yet, the image of Asher’s face made my heart wrench.

“Mommy!” Finnick called out and interrupted my thoughts. I shifted my attention to my son and forced a smile. He was dressed up in brand new clothes and his normally serious face was bright and cheery.

Though I tried to replicate his enthusiasm, he saw through me right away, and

his smile turned into a frown.

“Mommy,” he complained. “What’s wrong? You’ve been so distracted.”

It was an intelligent observation and I knew I needed to save face.

“I’m sorry baby,” I apologized. “I’ve just been so busy that I’m a little tired. But you look so nice in your new clothes.”

Finnick’s frown shifted back into a grin.

It was true. He’d been gifted a whole set of new clothing from the royal staff, and he looked like a proper young man. Today, he’d chosen a pair of tan trousers and a navy blue sweater that made his eyes even more gray than usual.

“Thanks, Mommy,” he said.

smoothed down the front of my own new sweater. Mine was a

my smile was genuine. His excitement touched my

Asher.

“We need to be

made sure I had everything necessary. Once I was certain I was ready, I grabbed my own jacket and took my son’s hand in

hall, and then

relief the hunting festival had just ended, so it

was a child. Back then, there would be a festival market on the main street with different and wonderfully interesting things for sale. Trinkets, books, exotic taxidermied animals, and various other wares filled the many

and performances that I watched with curious eyes. It was an exciting time here in Anemond, and I felt a strange feeling

finally made it to the main street, my jaw dropped

just as bustling as

the streets, maneuvering around each other like schools of fish. For a moment, I was a little overwhelmed by the

eyes were wide and his infectious smile was on

blame him. Back in Wild Crawler territory, we didn’t

this.

back, I took a deep breath, and we walked

made our way

me more than usual and with the other hand, he pointed out all of the various stalls and

was young.

the center of the market. Their exotic instruments sent a

when we stopped in front of it,

my eyes flew to the sign above

the

my father and brother when I

Ector and I had dragged Father to the shop. It took a lot of convincing but he finally caved and took us there. The moment we stepped foot in the shop, Ector and I were absolutely enamored by the cute puppies, and we desperately wanted Father to

that would aid well in battles, but we’d